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Press Play Interview

Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Jennifer Blackledge

"writing community, an empty nest, a new job, and the cold shiver of mortality."

Oct 22, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Susan Gregg Gilmore

"Until I accepted it, I was miserable"

Sep 3, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Michelle Lupo

"You can’t be a writer if all you do is write. Go do some weird stuff."

Jul 16, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Kelley Beeson

"Now, I can change and break down the wall that keeps my experiences and observations from becoming poems."

Jul 3, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Lisa Alexander

I am a slow burn. I don’t do anything quickly (except maybe spend money and eat cheese 🧀)

Jun 19, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Ass in Chair Collective

January 2026 ❄️ Ass in Chair Collective

⚡️WINTER SEASON PREMIERS January 5th⚡️

Dec 17, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

❄️Join us for the LAST Ass in Chair of 2025!❄️ It's FREE!

🕯️And it's a Solstice Party! 🕯️

Dec 14, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer and Emily Mohn-Slate

Ass in Chair: Monday November 10th + PLUS: Changes to Comms AND A F*ck You Fundraiser to Support our Neighbors

Get the details below and join us for ALL OF IT!

Nov 7, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer and Emily Mohn-Slate

Ass in Chair: Monday October 27

Last one in October!

Oct 26, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Ass in Chair Collective: Monday October 13

💀It's spooky season💀

Oct 11, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Fast Forward

Fast Forward ⏩ with Katie Garcia

"Once you forgive yourself, something begins to shift."

Oct 8, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer and Katie Garcia

Fast Forward ⏩ with Karie Luidens

This one is for anyone who likes to write by hand!

May 7, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

Fast Forward ⏩ with Laurie Filipelli

What if the rhythm of your creative life is...intermittent?

Apr 17, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer and Laurie Filipelli

Creativity Library

My Top Books on Creativity to Jumpstart Your Practice 📚

Just in time for holiday shopping! 💝

Dec 12, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer and Katie Garcia

Unexpected Tools

what makes you feel alive when you're creating?

Dec 6, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

7:46

On Perfectionism

and a perspective shift from the world of rowing 🚣🏼‍♂️

Nov 16, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

5:42

CREATIVITY LIBRARY

For Paid Subscribers

Nov 7, 2025 • Erinn Batykefer

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