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Ready for Week 2?

"She had memorized every word of the letter but had never read it aloud — not until tonight."

One sentence. Any direction. 👇

Everyone gets credited next Friday.

#FictionFriday #CollaborativeStory #WritingCommunity #MicroFiction #YouDidThis

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BOOK CONFESSION THURSDAYS-Books I pretended to finish.
Ulysses—I read the first chapter. 3 times. Gave it a standing ovation for existing and moved on.
Drop your DNF confession below—this is a judgement-free zone.
#BookshelfConfessions #HonestBookReview #LiteratureandPen #Joyce

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WRITE ON WEDNESDAYS-A door appeared where there was no door yesterday. Write what happens next.

Any genre.

No rules.

Drop it below — best ones get shared on Friday. 👇

#WritingPrompt #CreativeWriting #Writing #LiteratureandPen

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GRAMMAR CRIME TUESDAYS - "I could care less."

If you could care less — you still care.

CORRECTION: "I couldn't care less."
Couldn't care less = you are at absolute zero.

What grammar mistake makes you physically cringe?👇

#GrammarTips #LiteratureandPen

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WORD NERD MONDAYS-KUMMERSPECK
German-translates to "grief bacon."
Weight gained from emotional eating-Germans felt it was so universal it deserved its own word-named after BACON.
Use "kummerspeck" in sentence👇. Funniest featured next Mon. #WordNerd #Vocabulary #LiteratureandPen

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SHAKESPEARE SUNDAYS-One of Shakespeare's most famous lines was originally a prank written by a character to trick a pompous man into humiliating himself in public. It worked.
Born into it, worked for it, or did life throw it at you?👇#Shakespeare #TwelfthNight #LiteratureandPen

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STUMPED? SATURDAYS-This is considered one of the greatest opening lines in English lit: "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Can you name the book?
A)1984 B)The Handmaid's Tale C)Fahrenheit 451 Answer in slides. #LitTrivia #LiteratureandPen

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FICTION FRIDAYS-This sentence has no ending.
Unless you write it. 🖊️

"The last bookshop in the city was about to close..."

Add ONE sentence to continue the story👇

Any genre.

No wrong answers.

#FictionFriday #MicroFiction #Writing #LiteratureandPen

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BOOK CONFESSION THURSDAYS-Wuthering Heights isn't a love story. It's horror w/ good PR. Heathcliff isn't romantic. He tries to dig up his dead ex-girlfriend's GRAVE. That's not romance-that's a crime documentary.
Do you agree?👇
#BookConfession #Classic #Bronte #LiteratureandPen

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Feature Friday: This week, we’re featuring the workshop, “ Guardian of the Gauntlet: Storytelling with Author Lenita Sheridan (ages 9-12).”

Sign up here: https://t.co/z2dfkv20mH

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Workshop Wednesday: This week, we’re featuring the workshop, “Making Sense of the Ridiculous: Examining Jane Austen's Mr. Collins & Mr. Elton with Diana Dimarco.”

Sign up, here: https://t.co/HKdETIkLnH

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Feature Friday: This week, we're featuring the online workshop, "Elevator Speech Workshop: Pitching Yourself to Jobs and Colleges with Meagan Bojarski."

Sign up, here: https://t.co/UGHs4aIKJG

#elevatorspeech #communicationskills #communicationtips #businesstips #jobinterview

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Join the conversation and prioritize your mental health by taking some of our Wellness Workshops. You can check them out, here: https://t.co/cpA4lDxsM1

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It's Mental Health Awareness Month where more information is shared about the mental and behavioral issues that exist in our community in order to #breakthestigma and normalize conversations surrounding mental illness.

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This month encourages us to come together as a community to address the mental health issues many people face, advocate for their needs, and provide helpful resources and support. It's also a way to connect those who suffer from mental illness so that they don't feel alone.

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Workshop Wednesday: This week, we're featuring the workshop, "ACT Prep: Testing Strategies and Targeted Content Support ~ 3-sessions with Meagan Bojarski."

Sign up, here: https://t.co/CNLDmLnQqS

#actprep #testtakingtips #testtakingstrategies #testtips

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Are you interested in exploring the dual nature of people? Take our workshop, "The Only Real Monster: Rediscovering Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," where expert Joey Otero unpacks this cultural legacy, and works layer-by-layer through this novella.

Sign up here: https://t.co/op0ih3pt28

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Check out the workshop, "The Magic of Journaling with Tina Campbell Williams."

Expert Tina Campbell Williams will introduce you to different kinds of journals & journaling methods, and will help you create a journal that best suits your needs.

Sign up: https://t.co/nVpVJlaDWu

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Workshop Wednesday's feature is "Un-stereotyping: 'Decolonizing' Offensive and Racial Tropes in Ethnic Literature."

Expert Kenya Nelson discusses the history of racial tropes and teaches you how to understand them in literature & the media.

Sign up: https://t.co/yVAnmUQrW1

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For Workshop Wednesday, we're highlighting the workshop, "Fanfiction: An Introduction."

In this workshop, expert Abigail Kirby introduces you to the genre and its history, defining key terms and phrases, and exploring its unique culture.

Sign up here: https://t.co/3j1w2Lw4IL