Journeys

"Journeys" is a labor of love from Journey Writers, a nonprofit writing group. The selections in this anthology offer a spicy gumbo of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, songs, and haiku that are sure to whet your appetite and satisfy your hunger for inspiring writing. Sprinkled throughout the essays, stories, poems, songs, and haiku are tempting flavors of serious thought, humor, and plain talk.

This anthology is divided into several sections. "Home and Family" focuses on essays and stories about growing up and navigating all that life brings. "The Personal is Political" takes a look at how we affect and are affected by society, politics, and our communities. "The Journey Within" includes introspective pieces from several viewpoints. "Into the Night" considers a variety of complex issues that surround love and relationships. "Poetry, Songs and Haiku" takes the reader on a fascinating journey to many destinations. "We Be Published: Journey Writers In Print" shares the publishing journeys of members in this non-profit writing group. The idea for this anthology, grown from the founders' vision, came to fruition during the COVID-19 pandemic when we, like many other organizations, moved our meetings to Zoom. We wanted to spotlight a variety of pieces that were workshopped during our regular meetings.

Founded in 2013 by Carla Dean, Therelza Ellington, Liston N. Filyaw, and Frances McAlpine Sharp, Journey Writers, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission is to provide a safe, open, and supportive environment for writers to share their work and receive constructive feedback and encouragement. In addition to our monthly workshops, Journey Writers, Inc. holds several public readings and productions throughout the year. Members can include their works as part of these productions. Topics and themes have included personal memoirs, poetry and songs, culture, race and ethnicity, spirituality, family, gender, sexuality, and eroticism. If you are interested in visiting us, please contact us at journeywriters@journeywriters.org. You can find out more about us on our website, https://journeywriters.org. Proceeds from the sales of this anthology will be used to support our community programs.