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Soundscape & Book Launch for Countershade Press: Uplifting Queer Voices in Olympia

The woods come alive in the theatrical soundscape performance, part of the August 28 book launch at Browsers Bookshop of “Menagerie: A Cluster of Loss,” published by Countershade Press, a new micro press for queer speculative fiction run by husbands Jonah and Austin Barnett. Following the performance, Jonah Barnett will host a Q & A with Cecelia Meade, the author of the story “The Woods,” one of five by local writers in “Menagerie.”

Joyful Practice: Making the Humanity Obvious

Sarah Tavis and Jenn Berney want to give people permission to make their creativity playful. They encourage others (and themselves) to embrace making mistakes, taking risks, getting wild. They view the creative process as an end in itself, just as important as any finished product.

After years of experimenting, the two women will soon publish a book of their thoughts on creativity, “The Joyful Practice Handbook: Analog Play for Dark Times.”

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