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July, August & September
Summer 2025
Reasons to study stories are many, from exposing ourselves to different people and cultures to deepening our empathy and becoming more inclusive and tolerant. Stories communicate identity, belonging and purpose; they expand imagination, challenge beliefs and enhance memory.
Character, setting, plot and theme are the basic elements that work together to create a story’s structure. Without any one of these components, a story will fall flat, and changing any one of these can dramatically affect a story's impact. Imagine then how better utilizing these elements in our personal narratives might improve what and how we document!
The summer months of July, August and September is when we will break down scenes and series of actions or events that occur, allowing the storyline and plot twists to unfold along—or surprise, with consequences and lessons learned!
None of us truly know what happens next in our own stories, but we can be sure that what we learn and share together here will help us live whatever happens next with more intention and compassion. I’m so glad you are a part of us!
Rote the Quote
Each season we work on memorizing powerful and positive words.
Before each live session, we read and eventually recite (until they are rote) the words of a quote.
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“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending!”
Let’s read books!
Remarkably Bright Creatures
This season we will read Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures as our study of plot. This book was enthusiastically recommended to me and I can’t wait to dive in with YOU!
This storyline follows multiple characters, including Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus. The plot progression will reveal how characters are unexpectedly connected as it explores universal themes of loneliness and loss with a wonderfully suspenseful resolution!
📚 Book Club is scheduled for Thursday, September 25th at 5:30PM PST. Register HERE.
Let’s make projects!
2025 Overview & Schedule
We have undertaken a FUN, interactive visual connections game this year and are breaking down this effort across January, April, July and October. In July, our goal is to make progress towards finishing our photo tiles!
It’s NOT too late to participate in this project. Resources are linked here …
4 Seasonal Projects
In February & March, May & June, August & September and November & December, we will complete four different, very doable projects, including an Extended Story, Mini 4x4 Persnickety Box books, a 6x6 or 6x8 Short Story for travel and an EASY ABC or 123 digital book.
Details for all these projects AND our 2nd Saturday work sessions are outlined in the 2025 Project Schedule
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