We're Showing, Not Telling

Fosterverse Weekly #4

Hey Writers!

Every time we announce something new, like Cohort 9: Foundations (which starts next week! 👀), someone asks me to describe what Foster is like. But it’s hard to describe a vibe. The best way to get it is to experience it. That’s why I love hosting one of our free Public Writing Circles each week. 

Public Writing Circles are how we follow the age-old writing advice of “show, don’t tell.” Instead of telling you to practice writing from a grounded, embodied place, we show you how. Over the course of 90 minutes, we help you drop into what feels most alive in the present moment and write from that place. After a dedicated period of focused writing, we circle back and share our experience, perhaps even reading something we’ve written.

Foster member

Tobi Ogunnaike

exemplifies the spirit of consistently showing up to our Writing Circle practice. He recently published the first piece from his new ‘written album’ buttahbased and it was featured in the latest Substack Reads newsletter. Congrats, Tobi!

Public Writing Circles are also an excellent way to get a feel for the Foster vibes and to see if they’re a place you’d like to hang out and go deeper into your writing practice in a regular members-only Writing Circle, or even in an upcoming Cohort.

I’m hosting a Public Writing Circle tomorrow at 4 pm ET. I hope you’ll join and get a feel for the ~~vibes~~

Lyle

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📅 Events

Foster Signature Writing Circle with

Lyle McKeany

Wednesday, May 29th at 4pm EST

For Poets & The Poem-Curious with

Jasmine Pierik

Saturday, June 1st at 11am EST

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⚡️ Published

This Shit is Hard by

C.A. Green

We Should All Be Yachtsmen by Emmanuel Jagede (

Busyminds

)
The Virtuous Cycle of Aliveness by

Ellie Grace

Rebuilding Strength from the Core by

Marian Liautaud

When something just isn’t working by

Latham Turner

Part 1: Goop, Gerp, Chirp: How the Goop Movement is Repackaging Consumerism by

Amber Theurer

Business is Not Boxing: Why Aggressive Leadership is Not a Recipe for Success by

Tobias Günther

Seduced in condesa by

Tobi Ogunnaike

Building on the basics by

Nicholas Goodey

Memory Balloons by

Azalea

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✨ Foster Effect

X post by Leo Guinan

X post by Minnow Park

X post by Cryptpal Singh

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🔥 Inspiration