Staff member Matt Sanderson is blogging for his Writing Retreat project. Visit his site to read about American football, veganism, eccentric millionaires, and whatever else Matt’s brilliant mind produces.

[Note from author Virginia – This is a fictional story, but it comes from a very real place for me] I was just looking out my window at the drizzly courtyard outside my dorm, seeing instead the street where we used to dance in the sun, and wondering if you still like orange popsicles. That day […]

[The following is an excerpt from Sophie’s writing project] A girl is walking fast down a street near her home. She’s walking fast and keeps looking over her shoulder. Every so often the girl checks her watch. She’s a few minutes late for her curfew and is hoping her parents will notice and come looking for […]

It’s easy to feel inferior. To feel like you have nothing to give. There is an entire planet filled with people so talented and you can’t help but feel like a tiny insignificant smudge of last night’s dinner, left behind on the kitchen counter. Often I find myself wishing my words could come together as […]

I’m always writing the saddest books. I can’t even help it, these are just the ideas that pop into my head while I do the dishes or listen to music. Of course, I always say my next project will be something light and fun to cleanse my pallet, but then I change my mind and […]

Just a little tid bit of what comes when I push through writer’s block. All creative thought I have? Gone. My brain is like a shrivelled up grape. I mean to say, my brain is like a raisin. Yes my brain is the food (If you can even call it that) that mother’s feed to […]