🌙 Welcome to the Writing Sanctuary
A free community space for creative connection, expression, and growth.
This corner of the internet is for writers, poets, storytellers, and anyone who uses language to understand themselves.
You don’t need a course enrollment.
You don’t need experience.
You just need a voice — and you already have one.
This is your open, free-access community for:
✨ sharing your writing
✨ connecting with other creatives
✨ participating in discussions
✨ joining monthly open readings
✨ finding encouragement and inspiration
✨ staying informed about upcoming workshops & opportunities
If you’re here, you belong here.
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📚 What Free Members Can Do
1. Share Your Writing
Poems, short prose, drafts, fragments — whether raw or polished.
Your voice is welcome.
2. Join the Monthly Open Reading
A free community event where you can read your work aloud or simply listen.
This is a judgment-free, supportive space to speak or witness.
3. Participate in Community Discussions
Talk craft, share thoughts, ask writing questions, explore metaphors, or start a thread for inspiration.
4. Access Monthly Writing Prompts
Fresh prompts posted for all members to spark creativity.
5. Celebrate Wins + Share Milestones
Published something? Wrote something? Had an idea spark at 2AM?
Tell us. We love celebrating with you.
6. Submit Work for Community Spotlight
Your piece may be chosen for our free Poem of the Week highlight — a moment of recognition and celebration.
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🔒 What’s Available in the Paid Tier
(You can mention these briefly without pressure or sales tone.)
The paid tier unlocks:
• access to the Metaphor as Mirror course
• private submission channel for personal feedback directly from me
• exclusive lessons, resources, and advanced prompts
These features are optional — the free community stands fully on its own.
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🌿 Community Guidelines (for everyone)
1. Be Kind — Always
Writers share from tender places.
Respond with empathy.
2. Consent-Based Feedback Only
Use + respect these tags on posts:
• Reflection Only
• Gentle Feedback Welcome
• Open to Feedback
3. No Harsh Critique or Line Editing
This is not a workshop for tearing work apart.
We honor voice, vulnerability, and growth.
4. No Spam or Excessive Self-Promotion
Celebrating wins is welcome.
Hard-selling is not.
5. All Identities, Backgrounds & Voices Are Safe Here
Discrimination, cruelty, or harm of any kind will not be tolerated.
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🖋️ What You Can Do Right Now
• Introduce yourself
• Share a poem or reflection
• Join a discussion
• Try a prompt
• Mark your calendar for the next free Open Reading
• Settle in — this space is meant to feel like home
Welcome to the Sanctuary.
We’re glad you’re here.
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M. Allshouse
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