Wide Open Writing hosts Ammi Midstokke to guide their WOW First Sunday creative writing group online! (Time is in Pacific Standard Time) Just follow the link to join!

There’s something about nature that transports us to another realm of existence, one in which we are both acutely aware of our interconnectedness and our insignificance. Our eyes and minds suddenly perceive millions of tiny, overlooked miracles. Have you ever really looked at a piece of granite or the millennial growth of lichen? How does it get so bright in an otherwise monochromatic landscape? Lichen is the party decor of the otherwise serious alpine terrain. 

On this early May day, we’ll explore how nature awakens our senses to a more keenly perceived world and how existing in that space delivers the writer from even the most reluctant soul.