In the heat of our fabulous Writing the Body workshop I forgot to wish the fabulous and amazing @Cate Fitt a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! 🎉🥳 Is this 81, Cate?? You are such an inspiration and I'm so happy you are a part of Writing Fire!

Leo is with us right now, but his bloodwork results are not good and we aren’t sure what the future holds or for how long. I wanted to share about him today from what I wrote in our “Right Now I am…” class. I also wanted to share some photos as well. I hope you enjoy. Love on your pets a little extra for me and Leo today. As I sit here, I realize the things I never want to forget about Leo. The softness of his skin and hair on the top of his head as I gently lean down to kiss him over and over. The bridge of his snout between his eyes where I also kiss him over and over. He doesn’t like people in his face. He hates it when I wipe his eyes or clean his face up. But he lets me kiss him as much as I want for the most part. The way he looks for me in a room and when he spots me we lock eyes, because I am looking for him too. How he walks in front of the couch to show us he wants up. He turns around for us so we can pick him up. It’s so cute. The way he’ll rub his face and body against the couch when he’s happy about something. How he knows to put his leg into his pj’s and he loves to be dressed. I truly believe his clothes have become a source of comfort to him since we first noticed he got cold in the cooler weather years ago. Valley I added lots of clothing pics! I need to find a good pic of him in his sweatshirt too. It will only let me add 10 pics to the post 🤣

Dear Fire Writers! Please join me tomorrow morning for Right Now I Am at 11 AM EST! It's powerful medicine to spill everything you're thinking and feeling out onto the page. Because then you get to decide which parts to leave behind and which parts to carry into your day! Below are a few of my favorite photos from the last 2 days. NATURE!!! I am SO grateful for each one of you in our small but beautiful writing community!! Big love, Valley Jane💘

Hello all! Please feel free to join me in an hour for an Aries Full Moon Workshop. All you need is a pen, some paper and a candle. See you there!

Hello Fire Writers 🔥, I hope you all enjoyed the full moon this weekend! There is such power in aligning our writing and energy with the natural world and celestial bodies.** I'm learning to tune in as much and as often as I can! ✍️I have truly + deeply found that gathering in circles to write and share from our hearts to be the medicine we need for this world. This week I hope you will be able to join me for 2 special generative writing workshops where we find connection and catharsis: Conversations with the Goddess: Tues, 9/29, 2 - 3 pm EST Right Now I Am: Friday, 10/2, 11 AM -12 PM EST 🍁Special thanks to @Lora Campbell for sharing Mabon/Autumnal Equinox prompts from their fabulous workshop. 👋I'm excited to welcome longtime writer + photographer extraordinaire @Gary Kornfeld to our community! ⏰ Thanks to everyone who voted on their favorite time of day for workshops! So far the winner is morning with afternoon taking a close second place. It's not too late to vote and let your voice be heard! Lots of love—and hope to write with you all soon! Valley Jane💘 **How To Flow With Nature for More Inspired Writing and Editing by Jacqueline Fisch is great for natural and intuitive inspiration--whether you have a menstrual cycle or not! 😂