This is the introduction thread. Say hi, tell us where you’re from and what your writing is all about! In your introduction, answer these 4 questions: ➡️ What is your name (preferred pronouns as well, if you don't mind) ➡️ Why did you decide to join The Unexpected Shape Café? ➡️ What is your favorite book? ➡️ What are you interested in writing about? We can’t wait to meet you! If you'd like to share anything else as well, feel free! And welcome!

Hello all, great to be here in your community, thank you. As my profile says I'm mad about Dialogue in every sense of the word, and it's a word that translates as 'through' (dia) and 'meaning' (logos). As a professional dialogue facilitator I create and hold spaces for people to make meaning together, with better communication, especially in neurodiversity. Someone told me recently about a book-based project called Soul Writing by Joy Reichart. Have you read it or done it? I did the Morning Pages years ago but wondered if this is different. Anyway I'm really really really keen to get into fiction but people round me keep saying "you have to read a lot of fiction in order to write it" - I don't believe that! But then again I've not yet tried. I have just written a book though and it will be out in March. Ooh I've also got my memoirs nearly ready for publishing - no idea where though so might go KDP.... Have a great day. Excited to be here. Jonny 🫠

Hey fellow authors! 📚 What's one thing your writing needs to reach the next level of awesomeness? Let's chat about it! 💡

yes hello calling writers who read poetry. Song lyrics, epics welcome. Surprise me. (I'll comment mine monthly, but you go first 🐽👀🫴🙏)

Without turning this into a complete therapy session I recently had a couple of pretty intense encounters with a family member of a former friend. It almost got physical. The interaction got me thinking about all the other instances that I got into a fight or almost got into a fight and I started this piece. The working title is "I still love you tho." On the 2nd verse I start to contextualize and speak about the reason why such instances occur but I feel like that is typical of my writing. I want to write about another instance but I feel like I got my point across pretty clear in this initial piece. I"m happy for any feed back. Please keep in mind that this a verse in a rap song so, I'm interested in suggestions on how I can add some nuance to the content. Thank you in advance! The work is below. Heart thumpin quicker with each step// a weak breathe// creeps pass the eclipse my lip pressed// hood 6th sense // I watched em from a block away// 8 or so heads that handle rocks like doctor Jay// bodies on the block minds still locked away// or perhaps it’s just not my day// I see them staring, i'm thinking is there anything that I’m carrying I could use as a weapon// In case these niggas start pressing// luckily I know some one who lives in this section// he just stepped from his porch to give me a dap and a blessing// I stopped for a second// to check in// To make my potential assailants, think I’m not stressing// maybe it was wise, maybe it wasn’t // I walked past, I heard subtle threats but they didn’t do nothin// I put on my headphones and asked why is it always the brothers?