HeyJaredSarah’s Monday Motivation
My weekly curiosity journal. Thoughts on writing, play, curiosity, and creativity. Writing prompts, too.
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Hop on in...to community! (opens the original)
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Hi Friends!I am so happy to introduce you to my friend, Barbara Lerman-Golomb! I love that she is writing about community because well…community is the foundation of success! But also, she has been part of my communities since I was a 16 year old camper! Tomorrow night, I’ll be celebrating her book, The Sukkah Hop, as well as new books by Sandra Headen and Stef Wade. Want to join us for some fun conversation and discussion about writing? Let me know. I’ll send you the link.Now, please welcome Ba
On making art (opens the original)
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It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.Dear Friends, My time in Cyprus was absolutely amazing. I relaxed. I read. I wrote. I saw so many things and meant so many interesting people. On the plane ride home, I watched the movie, The Christophers. I hope that all of you watch it. It is a film about who gets to make art and who calls themselves an artist. It hit me deeply. At my core. Let me tell you a story I have never told before.When I first decided to write, I knew—let’s cal
On making waves (opens the original)
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Dear Friends,Greetings from Cyprus! What a country! People have been so friendly and kind and I am blown away by history. It seems, no matter what we can get our hands on, people strive to make things. To say: I am here! I am alive! Don’t forget me! Our hotel faces the sea.Today, we go to Pafos. Hello, Aphrodite.It is also the second day of Rosh Hashanah, a day I ask: what do I want to carry with me? And what do I want to leave behind?It feels like that answer is in the water. The term, “making
More thoughts on moving (opens the original)
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Dear Writers,It’s been another wild week! We moved into our place and realized we forgot about arranging for internet! So we were reduced to using our really hotspots. (I ran to the coffee shop to write this.) After an hour of frustration, I decided to take the opportunity to turn as much as I could off. And focus on moving in/unpacking/my WIPS. May this be the last time I ever have to unload that many boxes! And recycle that much paper. Some things I discovered this week:No surprise, without in
The View from Here (opens the original)
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Find out who you are and do it on purpose.― Dolly PartonDon't dream it, be it. — Tim Curry in RHPSDear Friends,I am officially a lady of the lake. I am writing to you today from my new space, overlooking Lake Michigan. I have more boxes to open. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m4rB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b1de121-0d14-44dc-86c2-
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