i spent most of today working away on freelance articles, but i gave a lot of thought to how i wanted to spend the evening - specifically, what my mending was going to be.
i had a volunteer gig lined up to hang out with young women, perform some of my poems (about gender & violence & claiming your body), and talk as a group about writing. perfect, right? but it turned out really different than i thought. better, in fact.
the rain kept a lot of people away, so there were only a few participants in the room. only one girl was really in the mood to do anything, so i asked her what she was up for. she said she used to write a lot of poetry but hadn't done it in a while. i asked her, "do you want to take the next half-hour to write some poetry?" she said sure. i said i would, too - to give her some support in the process. we wrote a bit and talked a bit and wrote a bit more. it was really nice.
by the end, we were talking about starting up a monthly writing group there for young women to have a creative outlet, express themselves and be listened to. i'm really looking forward to it.
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