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Mar 6Liked by Mason Currey

Inevitably, I read your newsletter and I end up smiling.

Thank you!

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Mar 6Liked by Mason Currey

This was delightful! I'm so inspired by Mayer's prompts. Also, why not be that kind of improvisational writer? Indeed! At the same time, I wonder if the kind of writing we do would work with that method. It's certainly worth a try!

I know Mayer's work through my friend, Bronwen Tate, who wrote a dissertation chapter on her--all about how temporal or spatial containers (like the 24 hr poem you mention) prompt creativity.

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Thank you so much for putting her work and her prompts on my radar. So good!

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Her prompts are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing this :)

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I have backed into the work of Bernadette Mayer through "Midwinter Constellation," a collaborative work in honor of Mayer's "Midwinter Day." Constellation is a revelation, a braided collection of dailiness by 32 women poets. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it weaves a spell and challenges what I thought I knew about writing. "Midwinter Day" is a must read for me now.

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Mar 10Liked by Mason Currey

Wonderful list. Thx for sharing.

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Ooh I can't wait to dig into these writing prompts! Thanks for sharing!

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Like you, I haven’t been too enthusiastic about writing prompts, but only yesterday I was in a workshop and was asked to write about something I would never have thought about and I really enjoyed it! (It was about menopause- write about the day of your last period. Well that blew my mind!) Anyway, I’m pleased to be here on your Substack and subscribed for more. 😀

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Love these prompts! Thank you!

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Mar 7Liked by Mason Currey

Thanks for this, looking forward to your next book! :)

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Mar 7Liked by Mason Currey

Love these, thanks! A lot of those prompts had me grinning and I can't help think I'll be trying some out...

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Mar 6Liked by Mason Currey

Love this!

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I don't use prompts nearly as much as I should. In other words, never. I'll be using some of these.

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"Then we begin to know something." There's so much in that line. Thanks for sharing.

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