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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Brenda Miller and Darien Gee

Oct 1, 2025 • Darien Gee and Brenda Miller

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Beth Ann Fennelly and Darien Gee

Jul 26, 2025 • Darien Gee and Beth Ann Fennelly

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Amy Lin and Darien Gee

Oct 11, 2025 • Darien Gee and Amy Lin

Tarot for Writing, Creativity and Insight

Oct 24, 2025 • Darien Gee and Rebecca Barry

🆆 Micro Mondays

🆆 Micro Monday: The Beauty of Dreams

#159 on the future, recurring dreams, and odes

Jan 12 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: Finding the Muse

#158 on showing up, a slow-roasted bo ssam, and the onset of odes

Jan 5 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: Change the World

#157 on changing the world, starting over, and offering praise

Dec 29, 2025 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: Places

#156 on imaginary friends, favorite rooms, and family photographs

Dec 22, 2025 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: Memorable Gifts

#155 on writing now, unfortunate gravity, and morning walks

Dec 15, 2025 • Darien Gee

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Substack Writing Workshops

Writing Workshop: Ode to... (Start Here)

Celebrate your morning coffee, your hands, your daily rituals through prose odes in this 2-week micro prose workshop on Substack

Jan 12 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Word of the Day (Week 3)

Layered words for complex moments

Aug 24, 2025 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Word of the Day (Week 2)

Words that make your mouth do somersaults

Aug 18, 2025 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Word of the Day (Week 1)

Familiar words and their secret selves

Aug 11, 2025 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Word of the Day (Start Here)

Discover hidden stories inside single words through 10-minute micro prose prompts.

Aug 1, 2025 • Darien Gee

3 Things: Short Prose Talks

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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Dinah Lenney and Darien Gee

Where we talk about short prose, writing from a photograph, and everyday objects

Jan 15 • Darien Gee and Dinah Lenney

Start Here: 3 Things Short Prose Talks

What 3 Things is, how to view a conversation, and accessing bonus content

Jan 15 • Darien Gee

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Edward Hirsch and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, telling it all, and balancing humor with tenderness

Nov 21, 2025 • Darien Gee

59:48

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Amy Lin and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, grief, and turning Substack posts into memoir

Oct 11, 2025 • Darien Gee and Amy Lin

1:01:18

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Brenda Miller and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, the hermit crab form, and writing about hard things

Oct 1, 2025 • Darien Gee and Brenda Miller

58:36

⏰ 10-Min Live Writing Sessions

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⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #47

On shoulds vs wants (and wants disguised as shoulds)

Jan 13 • Darien Gee

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #46

On celebrating everyday objects and moments

Jan 7 • Darien Gee

31:07

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #45

On year-end reflections and what your micro pieces are telling you

Dec 30, 2025 • Darien Gee

36:51

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #44

On paying attention to what shows up

Dec 23, 2025 • Darien Gee

31:05

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #43

On writing as regulation and self-care

Dec 17, 2025 • Darien Gee

39:11

The Writing Life

28:32

Writing Memoir in 2026

What stories want your attention right now?

Jan 13 • Darien Gee and Sheila Bender Writing It Real

Tarot for Writing, Creativity and Insight

How to use tarot to spark ideas, develop characters, and deepen your writing practice.

Oct 24, 2025 • Darien Gee and Rebecca Barry

1:02:13

Not a Hobby: Moms Who Write

Finding time, voice, and legitimacy

Aug 5, 2025 • Darien Gee and Jeannie Ewing

57:10

Writing About Family

Tips for writing family narratives

Jul 22, 2025 • Darien Gee and Annette Gendler

57:46

Authors Unfiltered: Literary Agents

Publishing insights from the trenches

Jun 20, 2025 • Darien Gee, Aimee Liu, and Katie Gee Salisbury

54:32

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