Writing

Forsythia the Story

This Forsythia bourbon cocktail comes with a novel garnish — an ongoing, crowd-sourced story

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Writing Resilience

Taking a class? Writing your notes may help you learn better than typing them

hand writing brain connectivity

Mt. Joy's Matt Quinn covers Grateful Dead ahead of Philly Music Festival

matt quinn mt. joy

April is Card and Letter Writing Month, so mail a thoughtful note

April is Card and Letter Writing Month

Nonprofit helping Philly youth achieve success through writing

Mighty Writers Philly Nonprofit

GOAT, antifa, bingeable and mansplain among new words added to dictionary in 2018

Dictionary

Philly dermatologist wants to get under your skin – one word at a time

Carroll - Dr. Jules Lipoff

A Novel Idea, a new community bookstore headed for Passyunk, opens this weekend

novel idea passyunk

Upcoming FX series described as feminist 'Black Mirror' based on work of Philly writer

her body and other parties

Penn writing instructor adds to misconduct allegations against Junot Díaz

Writing your way through cancer

Maximum security prison inmates stretch a different type of muscle this weekend

Songs in the Key of Free

Earth to Christine Flowers: Bill Cosby is NOT Cliff Huxtable

The New Yorker spotlights Philly nonprofit for leading 'fake news' workshop

Newspapers

Painted Bride to host afternoon of yoga and poetry

Book Review: Local author offers 'Ego Management for Creative People'

Camille DeAngelis

Heat may have burned Mighty Writers' attempt at Guinness World Record

Carroll - Mighty Writers Event

Kids can break Guinness World Record by writing together

First Person Arts Festival wants Philly to share its stories

First Person Arts festival

Poe & Philadelphia: How the city shaped history's spookiest writer

Edgar Allen Poe

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Owner of former South Street pawn shop pleads guilty to selling $19 million in stolen goods

Society Hill Loan

Philly's health department views World Cup risks through 'prevention lens' to protect public

World Cup Health

Nearly 50 dogs and puppies rescued from Delco home

Dog neglect rescue Delco

Arts on the Avenue festival will bring 70+ artists, live music and food vendors to Lansdowne

Lansdowne Arts on the Ave

Sean Couturier reinvented himself to get the Flyers back to the playoffs, and Philadelphia recognized it

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