Benefit Writing Jam for Mary Singer

Join us for a two-hour online Benefit Writing Jam in support of Mary Singer and her commitment to giving language to an experience that can be difficult to see—and even harder to name.

Together, we will create new work in real time from a series of prompts. The Jam will include periods of writing, reflection, and connection. Everyone will have opportunities to share what emerges, though no one is required to read their work aloud.

No writing experience is necessary. Come with a notebook or laptop and a willingness to follow wherever the writing leads.

WHY WE ARE GATHERING FOR MARY

Mary Singer writes about an experience many people are taught to hide. On the page, she gives voice to her depression, suicidal ideation, and what it means to begin imagining a future after believing there would be none.

In one piece, she writes: “I never planned this far.”