I've just returned from a meeting at Rossington Community Centre; one of the projects based there is wanting me to run a therapeutic writing group. It seems like the organisers are quite happy for the sessions to develop naturally depending on the people who attend...so we discussed poetry, short stories, autobiography, and performance pieces. The only thing stipulated was that they'd like to see some of the work published, either as a booklet or online - a group webpage or individual blogs.
I was surprised when I was told that the group will be starting in a fortnight's time; I was assuming nothing would happen until the New Year, but everyone is keen to get things moving.
Funding for the project hasn't been secured yet, but I'll be able to claim back my bus fare and will start to be paid some time next year.
