Archive - The Habit Weekly

Short Story Summer Camp—4 Days Hence

This six-week class kicks off next Tuesday.

18 hrs ago

Flannery O'Connor on Character-Driven Fiction

"A story is a dramatic event that involves a person because he is a person, and a particular person."

Jun 17

Short Story Summer Camp!

Registration is open for our annual celebration of short fiction, June 24-July 29.

Jun 11

In which I shape young minds

Or, There Are No Stereotypical Small Towns

Jun 10

The Steamboat Race

A parable for our times

Jun 3

May 2025

Join us for Four Days of Writing Workshops

Six spots remain for The Habit's Colorado Workshop Week, September 14-18

May 30

A World Beyond Words

Wendell Berry on the machine metaphor, reduction, and abstraction.

May 27

Notes for Writers of Alma Maters

It's graduation season

May 20

Collards, Cole Slaw, Salad

After a wild weekend in New Orleans, I reflect on vegetable words.

May 13

On the Thinginess of Things

A challenge to persuasive writers

May 6

April 2025

Thrownness—And Your Calling

Your possibilities aren't endless. Rejoice and be glad.

Apr 29

I Heard You: New Dates for Cohorts

The Habit Writer Development Cohorts will start in June, not May

Apr 24

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