Six-Legged Saviors

A brand new poem (the first in a long while!) and writing invitations

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“Creative Reminder: There are seasons for making the thing and seasons for becoming the person who can make the thing.”

—Kate Van Horn

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It’s been a long while since I’ve written a new poem. I have been scribbling words on the page, but nothing has made its way out of my notebook.

I have been sitting with, working with, asking questions of the below poem for the last couple of days, and it tells me it’s ready to be shared.

I suspect that the above quote by Kate Van Horn has something to do with this poem emerging.

It seems the moment I gave myself permission not to need to make a thing, a thing got made.

So, here it is.

The messy human in me bows to the messy human in you,

Julia 💓

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Photo found on Pinterest

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Salvation

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Should I stay silent until
I find words good enough,
true enough? 

Or, should I begin here 
with the crickets steeping
the evening with song—

a song no one asked for. 

Oh, how their chorus quiets
the chirp chirp chirping 
in me. 

Six-legged ones 
making music 
with their own wings.

Have they ever once wondered 
if the moment 
is worthy of song?

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UPCOMING…

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→ This month’s Write Yourself Free gathering (for paid subscribers of my Substack page) will be on Thursday, August 27th, from 9:00—11:00am (PST).

Come write with me! You absolutely do not need to call yourself a writer to find great richness in this class.

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AND…

There is currently just 1 open spot in my upcoming six week Write Yourself Free series.

Maybe it’s yours?

If you don’t grab that last spot & would like to be added to the waitlist, please reply to this email (or email me at writeyourselffree@gmail.com).

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This will be a time of no editing, no critiquing, no performance—no need to hide your messy humanness—just real connection, real truth telling.

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Permission to be Ourselves

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This is a 6 week series for women, beginning on:

Tuesday, September 15th: 3:00-5:00pm (PST)

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Julia brings a beauty and an acceptance that is utterly heartwarming, tender, and kind of like the comfiest couch you can ever imagine.

—Ellow Phoenix Barbour

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