Uncategorized My Monastic Writing Experience in Orvieto, Italy 27 Mar 201529 Mar 2019 Writers attend workshops and retreats for various reasons. Some wish to hone their skills of description or dialogue, others are seeking inspiration or direction, and then there are those of…
Uncategorized Justen Ahren Demystifies his Monastic Approach to Writing 10 Mar 201529 Mar 2019 As I researched writing residencies and fell upon the Martha's Vineyard Writing Residency at Noepe Center for Literary Arts, there was an additional page on an Italy Retreat. Clicking on…
Uncategorized Sitting Down with Justen Ahren 27 Oct 20148 Nov 2015 Shrive You turn me to rain with a sentence. Black and secret centers have me falling, confessing. I know nothing but the crusts of words, the starvation we call…
writing Bringing Noepe Center for Literary Arts at Martha’s Vineyard to You 26 Oct 20148 Nov 2015 “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” – Henry David Thoreau The best thing about having a blog is being able to share experiences -- people and…
Renee Johnson Writes 