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How Many Times Can You Start Over?

Reinvention, DéLana R. A. Dameron, and Rereading Sula

Dec 12, 2025 • Glory Edim

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Talk that Talk: Meet debut writer Bsrat Mezghebe

Her novel, 'I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For', is out on Feb. 10th

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002: Let Yourself Write

A creative prompt series for writers learning to begin again...

Jan 12 • Glory Edim

Tracy K. Smith’s 'Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times'

Smith does not ask poetry to repair the world, but to help us remain present within it...

Jan 9 • Glory Edim

Messy Pages Roundup: Writing Opportunities for Emerging Writers

Jan. 2026: Fellowships, retreats, and residencies that don’t require you to have it all figured out

Jan 9 • Glory Edim

Recent posts

001: Welcome to the Mess (I'm So Glad You’re Here)

Pull up an imaginary chair...

Jan 6 • Glory Edim

The Messy Pages Club: Draft first. Overthink later...

Your pages don’t need to be pretty ✏️ they just need to exist

Jan 4 • Glory Edim

To Make Art, You Have to Leave the House

If you want to make anything that breathes and feels real — please go outside.

Dec 27, 2025 • Glory Edim

For Anyone Creating in the Dark Right Now

Winter solstice reflections on ritual, rest, and tending to the quiet work...

Dec 21, 2025 • Glory Edim

Leisurely Reading: My Top 20 Books of 2025

In 2025, I refused to think of reading as a to-do list. I embraced the LEISURE LIST...

Dec 16, 2025 • Glory Edim

Glory’s Top 10 Books for your Creative Toolbox

Start to collect titles & tools that work for you!

Nov 29, 2025 • Glory Edim

Don't wait until January: Your 2026 Writing Era Starts Now

2026 is your year to finally apply to that writing retreat or workshop you’ve been dreaming about!

Nov 29, 2025 • Glory Edim

A Reintroduction: I’m still here, writing through it all

A New Chapter: Well-Read Black Girl Books presents THE CATCH

May 6, 2025 • Glory Edim

Well-Read Black Girl

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