About Writing with Presence
I developed Writing with Presence to nurture my community of writers (and other creatives) with a new writing ritual and/or practice each month. Rituals help me foster a soulfully sustainable and mindfully maintained writing life. I first shared one of my own writing rituals on Brevity’s Blog in May of 2023. It was enthusiastically received, and I realized other writers and creatives might enjoy receiving monthly rituals, prompts, and practices.
Ritual connects us to our intuition. Ritual invites collaboration with the unseen. Rituals create movement where no movement seems possible. Ritual is accessible to all.
Perhaps you’ll want to try these rituals. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to create rituals that honor the unique flow of your life.
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About me
I teach in Bay Path University’s MFA program, where I also serve as senior editor of its literary journal, Multiplicity Magazine.
I am nearing completion of a novel focused on Place (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), Era (the early aughts), and Person (Meg, a 30-something Gen X’er finding her jam post-divorce). I am excited for you to soon read Meg’s story.
I chase my novel work with continued (slow) progress on a memoir in essays arranged around the nucleus of complicated grief. My Brevity essay, The Once Wife, anchors this memoir in essays.
I began creating writing rituals to nurture my writing practice. Engagement with ritual has elevated my writing. It has also brought me to a place of greater peace.
You can connect to many of my published essays at heidifettigparton.com and find an easily accessible archive of writing rituals there as well.
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