Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts with Hannah Grieco
Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the...
Glowing in the Dark: A Winter Reading & Gathering featuring Voices from the Mission Belonging Community
Join us on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time for our annual winter solstice gathering, hosted by Seema Reza.This evening will feature poetry and creative expression that invite us to reflect on light and darkness in our lives. This year's performers...
Art Saves Lives—Who You Have in Mind: A Few Thoughts on Us by Tarfia Faizullah
After the publication of my second book, almost eight years ago, I went underground. At the time, I wasn’t really speaking with my family. I think of this time as benching myself, which entailed a few concrete actions, like deleting all my social media for example–but...
Art Saves Lives: Writing Against State Erasure by Arthur Kayzakian
"I ran from the country of my birth because I did not want to die. I am a child of state erasure."I was born on a war-torn block. Bombs shook the ground and lit up the sky. Fire hung in flaming threads from blown-out windows in abandoned buildings. Foot soldiers...
Art Saves Lives: Words and Other Lifesaving Devices by Anne Barlieb
I’ve been invited several times in the last two years to write about how writing transforms the story I tell about myself, how it saves my life. I desire to write about this absolute truth. I set the intention and make the time. I’ve been given deadlines by...
Art Saves Lives: Beyond Survival – Becoming Human Again, by Ben Weakley
“No one is coming to save us, so we create, we connect, and we save ourselves.” -Ben Weakley
Art Saves Lives: How Not To Be Afraid, by Seema Reza
“I have learned through art to accept the gifts of my subconscious, to heed the tug of the wisdom inside of me.” -Seema Reza







