I am now listening to Hello Juliet by Clarion #Clarion
https://www.last.fm/music/Clarion/_/Hello+Juliet

Toronto Argonauts add Clarion QB Anthony Guercio to negotiation list

https://3downnation.com/2026/01/21/toronto-argonauts-add-clarion-qb-anthony-guercio-to-negotiation-list/

#Argos #Argonauts #Toronto #CFL #Clarion

#EAS #WEA for Butler, #PA; #Clarion, #PA; #Forest, #PA; #Venango, #PA: National Weather Service: Snow Squall Warning until 4:30 PM EST. Slow down or delay travel! Be ready for a sudden drop to near zero visibility and icy roads in heavy snow. Source: NWS Pittsburgh PA

** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

loving the #badger at the top of today's #Oxford #Clarion: https://oxfordclarion.uk/the-clarion-13-january-2026/

Just made a gift to Clarion West. There will be a scholarship next year.

#Clarion #ClarionWest #ClarionWorkshop

#writer #author #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon

165 - Owen Anderson of Sacred Heart [R] v. Sawyer Ayotte of Clarion [G]

https://videovortex.tv/w/jdMeSDwB1V7JtQyhZYK5kD

just noticed that the #FlorencePark #bandstand has popped up again at the top of the #Oxford #Clarion newsletter (like on October 24) https://oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-weekend-7-november-2025/

Clarión, el vino blanco de Viñas del Vero, apuesta por la longevidad y la autenticidad para las fiestas navideñas https://www.vinetur.com/2025102892667/clarion-el-vino-blanco-de-vinas-del-vero-apuesta-por-la-longevidad-y-la-autenticidad-para-las-fiestas-navidenas.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VinoBlanco #Clarion #VinasDelVero #FiestasNavidenas #Somontano

#oxford: lovely photo of #FlorencePark #bandstand between the arches of a double rainbow appears at the top of this week's #Clarion newsletter: https://oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-weekly-24-october-2025/

#Oxford's replacement for the #Tinbergen building now open:

In a statement that suggests the University’s new partnership with ChatGPT is already bearing fruit, Vice-Chancellor Irene Tracey said “The Life & Mind building isn’t just a world-class facility – it’s a place designed to bring people together.”

from today's edition of the #Clarion.

Second day of heating steamship Turso. It takes about 2 days and 2 tons of coal to heat 32 m^2 of water. Tomorrow we are up to 10-12bar and ~200°C. #steamship #ssturso #turso #höyrylaiva #seaside #sillilaituri #hietalahti #helsinki #clarion #coal #kivihiili #vartiovene55 #carmel #supercell

Foggy Saturday @ Hietalahti harbour. Classic sailingship Kathrina coming in. Icebreakers Urho and Otso in the yards. Pic taken from steamship Turso. #ssturso #kathrina #icebreaker #urho #otso #yards #hietalahti #helsinki #clarion #steamship #satama #jäänsärkijä #höyrylaiva #brahe #harbour

#Oxford #Clarion weekly #news out now: https://oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-weekly-25-july-2025/

#Oxford #Clarion weekly #news roundup: https://oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-weekly-18-july-2025/

#oxford #clarion weekly news is out! easily the best #localnews outlet we have. https://oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-weekly-11-july-2025/

#Oxford has been ranked only the ninth best city for #cycling in the UK by American advocacy group #PeopleForBikes. Cambridge was in first place, followed by the London boroughs of Hackney, Islington, Newham, Waltham Forest, Southwark and Westminster, then Edinburgh. Oxford’s score of 79/100 was calculated from an automated Bicycle Network Analysis assessing routes to common destinations. reports the #Clarion.

methodology is here: https://cityratings.peopleforbikes.org/about/methodology

#EAS #WEA for Armstrong, #PA; #Clarion, #PA: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 6:15 PM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Pittsburgh PA ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

@easwatch #SevereWeather #PAwx #EAS #WEA for #Allegheny, #PA; #Armstrong, #PA; #Butler, #PA; #Clarion, #PA; #Forest, #PA; #Indiana, #PA; #Jefferson, #PA; #Lawrence, #PA; #Washington, #PA; #Westmoreland, #PA: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 6:15 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Pittsburgh PA ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OF

#EAS #WEA for Allegheny, #PA; #Armstrong, #PA; #Butler, #PA; #Clarion, #PA; #Forest, #PA; #Indiana, #PA; #Jefferson, #PA; #Lawrence, #PA; #Washington, #PA; #Westmoreland, #PA: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 6:15 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Pittsburgh PA ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OF

#ScribesAndMakers 2504.14 — Would you enjoy living in a creative village/house/shared accommodation? Or do you already?

The question did not ask if I had enjoyed living in a creative space (past tense).

I did.

I attended the Clarion Writers Workshop (Clarion West). It's for Speculative, SF, Fantasy, and (I think) Horror Genre writing. It's for professionals or professional wannabes. You have to submit work to qualify.

It was literally (pun intended) the best six weeks of my life as an author.

Don't get me wrong, selling is fabulous, but the feeling lasts only a moment (like sex). The sense of community and actually living the life of an author while attending the workshop cannot be beat.

We lived together (except for a few locals) in the dorms of a college in downtown Seattle, cooked together, used the showers together, had our own floor to ourselves. We spent many hours in the common areas gabbing and blue-skying. Mostly, however, we wrote.

Then read what others wrote.

Then critiqued. Learned how to do that well, learned how to anticipate certain critiques from specific authors and to fix our stuff (assuming we thought we need to), learned how to have a hard shell by accepting criticism that helped us, and rejecting what didn't. Largely, we also helped each other through our fears.

Week days we had a guest lecturer who was a professional writer or editor. One day a week, we attended readings, usually at Powell's, by a local writer, though once at an author's place (I think that was for Octavia Butler).

The feeling of community and support was amazing. One time I wrote a 15,000 word novella in 15 hours for critique the next day. That was my max output per hour or per day ever.

I never felt burnt out. Those six weeks seemed to compact six months of life into a short span. When I returned home, I barely recognized my surroundings or old life. Ask my spouse!

Highly Recommended

PS: After reading other responses I want to qualify that I am cripplingly shy, introverted, and write fiction that doesn't go much with my persona. Nobody knew my gender despite an enormous email thread until I arrived, and I got the nickname Ambiguous Spice (and Oblivious Spice) for a reason. I warmed quickly because these were people like me. Kinda weird, some introverted, some extroverted. All in love with words and stories. I warmed up quickly.

[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]

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