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“The Seduction of AI for Writing” with Larry Ebert – March 15, 2026
Perhaps the most transformative technology of our lifetime, Generative AI is becoming de rigueur in a rapidly-expanding set of human activities, with writing at the fore. AI can produce certain written content amazingly quickly and shockingly well. For it’s efficiency and quick creation alone, use of AI is seductive. But there…
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Interviews with featured members and guests
Get to know our keynote speakers and featured members in advance of our Sunday meetings, or just stop by to learn some writing and publishing tips.
Board Member Jasper Ezekiel and his Good, Clean Mania
Meet Our Late-Blooming Ekphrastic Poet, Bob Stephens.
Rocky Leplin Rhymes with Everything
Gerry McDermott is Happiest at High Altitudes
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“I’ve Got a Notion” —Top Productivity Apps for Creative Writers with Mel Lee Smith — January 19th, 2025
Organizing drafts and outlines, staying on top of of tasks and research, budgeting projects and tracking submissions—writers have a lot to keep up with! At our first meeting of 2025, we are excited to host Mel Lee-Smith, a Notion consultant…
“The Seduction of AI for Writing” with Larry Ebert – March 15, 2026
Perhaps the most transformative technology of our lifetime, Generative AI is becoming de rigueur in a rapidly-expanding set of human activities, with writing at the fore. AI can produce certain written content amazingly quickly and shockingly well. For it’s efficiency…
“How to Use Your Creativity to Build Resilience” with LA Bourgeois – February 15, 2026
Build resilience and contentment in the face of grief, disappointment and uncertain times with your creativity and imagination. LA Bourgeois invites you to learn her simple system that will help you embrace a habit of creativity that carries you through…
“Owning AI: Your Authentic Instinct” with Deborah Pardes – January 18, 2026
A discussion about how human dialogue soars above bits and bytes Deborah Pardes spent the last 6 years listening to 110,000 conversations and engaging in over 30,000 of them. She’s passionate about working with writers to capture the trust and…
MLK Write in before this Sunday’s speaker
Before this Sunday’s event at Gilman Street Brewery, we’re hosting a write-in with prompts inspired by Martin Luther King Day. Might you spare me a moment to convince you to join me? Great writing has changed history in every era;…
See you at our (scandalous!) Winter Social — 12/7/25 at Highlands Country Club!
It’s that time of year … and what a scandalous year! To celebrate our community and creativity, we’ve booked the Highlands Country Club in Oakland all day on December 7th for a Sunday morning bagel brunch and writing retreat, plus…