Language is connection, writing is expression, and speaking is healing.

Ready Writing - ​The Art of Healing

Two short passages written in the style of Faulkner and Hemingway, about the same situation. 

Faulkner & Hemingway Writing Exercise  “I am Ashamed” 

Fully developed. I was given a prompt and two hours to create this fully developed essay from the quote, “How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: Leave him alone.” D.H Lawrence. 

How to Educate a Child: Ready Writing Practice

A short story about the frustrations of still waking up as a mortal.

Nicky Lopez

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