What It Is? Creative Lab

Event Idea: “The Unthinkable Mind" ## A Writers Connect Creative Lab Frequency: Bi-weekly Inspired by: *What It Is* by Lynda Barry Writing isn’t always about perfect sentences. Sometimes it’s about scribbles, memories, doodles, and strange little ideas that sneak in through the side door. Every other week we gather to explore creativity the way Lynda Barry teaches it—through images, memory, drawing, and spontaneous writing. Her book encourages writers to reconnect with imagination and childhood curiosity to unlock stories hiding beneath the surface. This isn’t a traditional critique group. It’s a creative playground for writers and artists. ### What Happens at Each Meetup Every session includes three simple pieces: 1\. Warm-Up (10–15 minutes) Quick creative exercises to wake up the imagination: * Memory sketches * Random word prompts * Doodles that become stories * “Write without stopping” exercises 2\. The Barry Experiment (30–40 minutes) A playful activity inspired by *What It Is*, such as: * The Memory Map – draw a place from childhood and write what lived there * The Image Trigger – use a random picture to generate a story * Four-Panel Life Comic – tell a moment from your life in simple panels * Object Stories – write about an ordinary object that holds a memory 3\.