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From Scottie · July 31, 2026
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A journaler navigating illness, uncertainty, or personal change who wants prompts and community without forced optimism.
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Sources in this brief
- The Isolation Journals with Suleika JaouadThe publication this guide is about
- Writing in the Dark with Jeannine OuelletteAdds literary craft and personal essays about attention and survival.
- The Hyphen by Emma GannonAdds candid creative-life theories and reflection on work and identity.
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July 31, 2026 · Executive brief
01 / The rundown
- Journaling Club shifted its focus to form over content, inviting writers to draw shapes and contort words to break routine patterns.
- A six-week writing laboratory opens fall registration, offering structured exercises to help writers work against established creative habits.
- The 100-day art project enters Chapter Five, launching a ten-day exploration centered on physical movement and tactile creation.
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02 / The briefing
01 / main
Journaling Club flips regular rules by focusing on shapes
The takeaway: Recent club sessions shifted focus from written text to pure physical form. Members drew circles and contorted words across pages, abandoning traditional left-to-right demands to explore focus through visual movement.
Concrete details
- Participants contorted words into shapes using circles and lines during the monthly creative hour.
- A session replay, creative prompts, and a dedicated playlist are available for members.
Why it matters for this reader: When words feel heavy during uncertain times, shifting to simple visual shapes offers creative expression without forcing fake positivity.
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02 / main
Literary workshop examines inner life and writing through loss
The takeaway: The Beneath the Surface Zoom intensive explores literary interiority and how writing navigates difficult experiences directly. The three-hour session looks at poetry and elegies to help writers sit with impermanence rather than fighting it.
Concrete details
- The workshop costs $199 and offers full notes plus a recording to all registrants.
- Upcoming community Zooms are scheduled for August 13, September 3, and September 23.
Why it matters for this reader: Exploring grief and transition on the page provides a grounding, honest way to sit with hard feelings without pressure to cheer up.
Original sourcesWriting in the Dark with Jeannine OuelletteWriting in the Dark with Jeannine OuelletteWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
03 / main
Creative project launches ten-day focus on bodily making
The takeaway: The 100-day project hits Chapter Five with a ten-day series focused on physical creation. Guided by poetry, the invitation starts with the hand's physical movement before the mind plans what to write or make.
Concrete details
- The human hand contains 27 bones, 29 joints, 34 muscles, and over 100 ligaments.
- Fingertips feature the body's highest concentration of nerve endings, detecting micrometer differences.
Why it matters for this reader: Connecting to tactile movement offers your body a tangible anchor when navigating physical fatigue or personal transition.
Original sourcesWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
04 / main
Literary study spotlights Annie Dillard's practice of close observation
The takeaway: A new craft focus examines how author Annie Dillard practiced radical attention to small, unnoticed details. By closely observing insects and nature, writers learn to resist ordinary blurs and stay grounded in immediate reality.
Concrete details
- Annie Dillard won a Pulitzer Prize for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, written at age 29.
- The study prompt invites writers to observe and record the smallest living thing nearby.
Why it matters for this reader: Focusing intently on tiny nearby details gives you a calm, realistic mindfulness practice when larger life circumstances feel overwhelming.
Original sourcesWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
05 / main
Six-week Zoom writing laboratory opens waitlist for fall
The takeaway: Enrollment opens soon for a September writing workshop focused on breaking personal creative habits. The six-week course teaches writers to work against their natural stylistic grain to embrace uncertainty and discover new possibilities.
Concrete details
- The six-week Zoom course offers mini workshops for every participant during the term.
- Miles Davis's style-shifting album Bitches Brew sold 500,000 copies in its first year.
Why it matters for this reader: Trying deliberate style changes gives you permission to experiment freely without worrying about perfection or forced optimism.
Original sourcesWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette
Action items
- Access the Journaling Club replay to try drawing shapes and contorting words across your next journal page.
- Find the smallest living item near you and write a detailed description without forcing cheerful interpretations.
- Join the waitlist for the upcoming six-week Zoom writing workshop to secure early fall registration access.
See every issue behind this brief
Notes from Journaling Club: Back to Front
- Notes from Journaling Club: Back to FrontThe Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad · Included
Zoom Intensive on Interiority and Literature
- The Living Shouldering the DeadWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
- If it Were Voices Instead of ColorsWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
- The Breath is the CaptainWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
100-Day Project Chapter Five: Making with the Body
- Twenty-Seven Bones and a Warm StoneWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
Chapter Four Completion
- The Space Between Intention and ControlWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Read, not included
Close Reading Annie Dillard's Total Eclipse
- A Fraction of a Second, The Whole of ExistenceWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
Six-Week Living Laboratory Workshop
- Everything You Usually Do, Don't DoWriting in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette · Included
Latitude Festival Talk
- Is creativity always a little bit embarrassing?The Hyphen by Emma Gannon · Read, not included
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Use journaling to stay present through isolation, change, and recovery.[1][2][3]
Who it’s for
A journaler navigating illness, uncertainty, or personal change who wants prompts and community without forced optimism.[1][2]
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- A personal updatePublic issue[2]
- Notes from Journaling Club: Back to FrontPublic issue[3]
- A Universe of People to AdmireSun, 19 Jul 2026[4]