Weekday mornings, 5:30-6:30am Pacific / 8:30-9:30am Eastern

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free; suggested donation $1/session or $5/week or $20/4weeks

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Nothing sexy here. Everyone has their hour of the day when the words seem to arrive more readily, when the heart and mind feel less at odds. For me, that slot is before dawn, before the critical brain wakes and starts hollering it’s all garbage. I know this, and yet, the trick is showing up. Sound familiar? If so — or if you are curious about ungodly writing — then join me in my bathrobe. (Cameras off.) I will write; you will write. There is solidarity in numbers. We will hold each other accountable as we commit to, or recommit to, or build upon our regular writing practice. No bells or whistles, certainly not at this hour. No talking allowed. No group sharing. Please note the club is free. Everyone is welcome. I’ll be here at the desk anyway. Maybe I’ll toss out a prompt — for you to entertain or ignore. Maybe you hop on for a day, a week, or maybe you come and go as your schedule permits. Any and all donations will go directly toward the creation of a much-needed scholarship fund here at the Writing Co-lab, with the hopes that we can bring unique and dynamic classes to all by helping to defray the costs for those in need.

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About the instructors

Brian Gresko (he/they) is a writer based in Brooklyn, where they co-run Pete’s Reading Series, the borough's longest running literary venue. Their work has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Slate, The Atlantic, Longreads, The Rumpus, and many other publications. Also a stay-at-home parent, they edited the anthology When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk about the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. They received their MFA in fiction from The New School, and was the first in their family to attend college, at Oberlin.