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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Brenda Miller and Darien Gee

Oct 1, 2025 • Darien Gee and Brenda Miller

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Beth Ann Fennelly and Darien Gee

Jul 26, 2025 • Darien Gee and Beth Ann Fennelly

Tarot for Writing, Creativity and Insight

Oct 24, 2025 • Darien Gee and Rebecca Barry

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Amy Lin and Darien Gee

Oct 11, 2025 • Darien Gee and Amy Lin

🆆 Micro Mondays

🆆 Micro Monday: Be Fearless

#183 on strength, storms, and memorizing poems

Jun 29 • Darien Gee

What's Happening This Month: July 2026

Live Writing Sessions, events, and workshops at Writer-ish this month!

Jun 28 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: As Long as It Is Written

#182 on what is remembered, family recipes, and waiting for others

Jun 22 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: The Gift of Storytelling

#181 on the privilege of writing, opportunities, and uppercuts

Jun 15 • Darien Gee

🆆 Micro Monday: Learning to Sail

#180 on storms, sudden changes, and empty houses

Jun 8 • Darien Gee

Got micro? Join Writer-ish and start building a body of work today.

🌿 Month of Micro

Month of Micro Reading 2026

Watch highlights from the Month of Micro Reading 2026 featuring 14 writers sharing original micro prose. Join us as we celebrate a month of writing…

Jun 8 • Darien Gee

Month of Micro (Submit-a-palooza Replay)

Watch the Month of Micro Submit-a-palooza replay and learn how to prepare author bios, write cover letters, format submissions, find literary journals…

Jun 8 • Darien Gee

Month of Micro (Share and Submit)

Celebrate the end of Month of Micro: share your work, connect with fellow writers, and submit your micro prose to literary journals.

Jun 7 • Darien Gee

Month of Micro (Choose Your Own Adventure)

Celebrate the end of Month of Micro: prepare for Submit-a-palooza, explore future possibilities for your writing, and choose what comes next for your…

Jun 6 • Darien Gee

Month of Micro (Prepare Your Author Bio)

Celebrate the end of Month of Micro: draft your author bio, prepare to share your work, and take the next step in your writing journey.

Jun 5 • Darien Gee

3 Things: Short Prose Talks

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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Rick Barot and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, prose poetry, and writing as survival

Jun 18 • Darien Gee

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with David Shields and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, collage, and why genre is a prison

May 25 • Darien Gee

3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Ran Walker and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, 100x100 micro novels, and creative obsession

Apr 16 • Darien Gee and Ran Walker

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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Meg Pokrass and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, creative collaborations, and aging

Apr 1 • Darien Gee and Meg Pokrass

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3 Things: Short Prose Talks with Larry Smith and Darien Gee

Where we discuss short prose, six-word memoirs, and the power of storytelling

Feb 10 • Darien Gee and Larry Smith

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⏰ 10-Min Live Writing Sessions

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⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #67

On creative resistance and returning to the page.

Jun 25 • Darien Gee

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #66

On using metaphor as a container

Jun 19 • Darien Gee

35:47

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #65

On topic vs. story

Jun 10 • Darien Gee

28:55

⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #64

On three details that can deepen your micro prose

Jun 4 • Darien Gee

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⏰ 10-Min Writing Micro Prose Session #63

On the pleasures of fast drafting

May 28 • Darien Gee

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Substack Writing Workshops

SHORT, SHAPED, SUBMITTED: 6 Weeks to Better Micro Prose

A 6-week workshop intensive focused on writing, revising, and submitting micro prose, taught by Darien Gee. For creative nonfiction writers.

Feb 2 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Ode to... (Week 2)

Noticing how we're feeling and what's right in front of us

Jan 26 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Ode to... (Week 1)

Celebrate the ordinary and the everyday through micro prose odes

Jan 19 • Darien Gee

Writing Workshop: Ode to... (Kick-Off Event)

Watch now | Get ready to write 14 days of prose odes!

Jan 18 • Darien Gee

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Writing Workshop: Ode to... (Start Here)

Celebrate your morning coffee, your hands, your daily rituals through prose odes in this 2-week micro prose workshop on Substack

Jan 12 • Darien Gee

The Writing Life

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Prose Poems, Permission, and Writing What You’re Afraid to Say

On narrative logic, emotional risk, and letting prose poems become strange little beasts

May 14 • Darien Gee and Kelli Russell Agodon

How to Write During Difficult Times

Some thoughts and writing prompts by Abigail Thomas and Darien Gee [PDF booklet]

Jan 26 • Darien Gee and Abigail Thomas

The Tender Work of Memoir: Hurdles, Feedback, Vulnerabilities

Notes (and a hand-out) on courage, craft, and telling true stories

Jan 22 • Darien Gee and Sheila Bender Writing It Real

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Writing Memoir in 2026

What stories want your attention right now?

Jan 4 • Darien Gee and Sheila Bender Writing It Real

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Tarot for Writing, Creativity and Insight

How to use tarot to spark ideas, develop characters, and deepen your writing practice.

Oct 24, 2025 • Darien Gee and Rebecca Barry

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Learn the art of micro prose and amplify your writing today!