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Member Spotlight: Robert J. Begiebing

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I’ve spent decades by now reading and writing. It was the reading when I was in my late teenage years that got […]

Member Spotlight: Priscilla Long

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I write to observe the world, to reflect on what I see, to find out what I think and what I feel, […]

Member Spotlight: Lyzette Wanzer

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? Writing is more than just a medium; it’s a tool. When 2020’s summer of racial reckoning occurred, my rage crested into a […]

Member Spotlight: Sheila Ascher & Dennis Straus (Ascher/Straus)

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I write because it’s a daily necessity, most times a daily pleasure, always a pleasure and a necessity for Sheila. A day […]

Member Spotlight: Anthony Valerio

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I’ve been practicing the practice of creative writing now since 1962. I’ve been fortunate that I’ve been able to do so on […]

Member Spotlight: Nathan Foy

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? Writing is important to me because it allows me to freely express my thoughts on paper and share those thoughts with others […]

Member Spotlight: Susen Edwards

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? I have many stories in my soul that beg to be told. Will I have the opportunity to write them all? Time […]

Member Spotlight: Michelle M. Pillow

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? During the pandemic, talking with my readers, the need for a mental escape has never been clearer or more detrimental to personal […]

Member Spotlight: Dawn McIntyre

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? The written word influences and teaches and forms bonds between people. Writing is how we make our mark on the world and […]

Member Spotlight: Steve Kemper

Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? Writing requires intense engagement with the world and with my own mind. Reading can require the same engagement. Both seem important. What […]