Tanya Shaffer

I write plays & prose, & I blog & podcast. Founder of Off-Leash Writing & Off-Leash Arts. Mama of humans & dogs.

[Tanya Shaffer @tanyashaffer]

Check out my new #blogpost, #Japan Journals 3: Of #Cats and #Capybaras! Do #wildanimals belong in #cafes? https://t.co/jk9mc7ZimY

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Get your #writing groove on this winter! I'm offering five free Off-Leash #writingworkshops, Dec. 12-16. https://t.co/X7utvfkzBk

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Winter's a great time to #write. I'm offering five FREE online #writing sessions in December! Check it out at https://t.co/X7utvfkzBk

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Who's got experience with #substack? Trying to figure out how it works and how it differs from hosting my #blog on my website.

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Changed the URL on the new Substack. Learning curve! https://t.co/4H7LrYQjye

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Bless the missteps, the stumbles, the chances lost... I'm celebrating my birthday with this poem about #imperfection. https://t.co/FrHcOtAXnX

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On my fifty-seventh #birthday, I attempted to put a purple streak in my hair. It did not go as planned. https://t.co/FrHcOtAXnX

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No bot or AI can tell your story in your voice—an amalgam of everything you've experienced in your life. In Off-Leash #WritingWorkshops, we bring our whole selves to the table. Accept no substitutes. https://t.co/Ym4EpDxTvx

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Free your words in fun and liberating Off-Leash #Writing Workshops. #writingworkshops https://t.co/wa8dQ2GVmr

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You want to write, right? Well, come right right now! (Okay, not right now, but soon!) https://t.co/wa8dQ2GVmr

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Write wild, write free! Fall Off-Leash #writingworkshops start in two weeks. https://t.co/Ym4EpDxTvx

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Ever wondered what it takes to #translate #literature? Check out my recent conversation with #Catalan translator Mara Faye Lethem on the Off-Leash Arts #creativity #podcast. https://t.co/bVs2uoNHzJ

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Get your summer #writing on! Check out Off-Leash Writing pop-up sessions happening in July! https://t.co/Ym4EpDxTvx #writingworkshops

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After a 3-year delay, “The Fourth Messenger” will get its Midwest premiere at The Ark on 3/18. We spoke to Tanya Shaffer about penning the musical’s contemporary view of the Buddha, collaborating with Vienna Teng & making adjustments to the script. https://t.co/DiOu3VYo5H

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The Fourth Messenger, the #newmusical about a modern #femalebuddha by @viennateng and me, streams next Saturday! Cast is killin' it! https://t.co/QlLWHYBsbk

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Haha! Who relates?

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Crouched in the back row during intermission for one of my plays, completely alone, wearing a black velvet jumpsuit and talking to no-one. I’ve never been more identifiable as a playwright.

[brainwise @brainwise]

@tanyashaffer @viennateng ...Mama Sid’s mysterious past, exposing long-held secrets that could change everything.//

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*This was one of my Bandcamp Friday purchases on 3/3/2023

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THE FOURTH MESSENGER -- a musical by @tanyashaffer and @ViennaTeng

//What if the Buddha were a woman, living in our times? In this captivating new musical, Mama Sid is a modern-day “awakened one” with a worldwide following. But a determined young woman seeks to unearth...

[Tanya Shaffer @tanyashaffer]

13 days till our the #concert performance and #livestream of #thefourthmessenger by @viennateng (@viennateng_news) and me. Stellar cast��don't miss! https://t.co/QlLWHYAUlM