(A short speech from the Stories As Light event at Orinda Theater on December 6, 2017) By Elizabeth Perlman, Executive Director of TIWP Thank you all for joining us at this beautiful gathering of writers and readers! Together we are here to celebrate the power and necessity of stories, stories that cast a light even […]
By Isabelle, TIWP student Peach tea on a Sunday afternoon wooden porch and crystallized sugar mornings like honey evenings like scotch And every soul in the county knows 11pm is the best time to see the fireflies against the treeline And every kid in the house knows that after church there will be a big […]
By Isabelle, TIWP Student Her cheeks glowed a pink sunset, her eyes, the blue horizon. How new and enticing this feeling is: warmth bouncing between his arm and her shirt, his skin and her shoulder, his blood and her blood. How fresh yet bizarre, the feeling of his breath, her cheek, his smile, her blush, […]
( A Love Letter ) By Elizabeth Perlman “When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.” —Matshona Dhliwayo “How is this happening?” the texts kept streaming in. Over the course of the last six hours, I have stomped the ground, pounded the bar, scratched at my face, gaped at the TV, […]
By Elizabeth Perlman, Founder & Executive Director of The Intuitive Writing Project “I’m searching for something that I can’t reach.” —Halsey, from Ghost Although I don’t like the self-negating theme of this particular song, I always want to cry when I hear Halsey’s voice: “My ghost, where’d you go? What happened to the Soul that you […]
The Intuitive Voice 