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Laity Lodge

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Watch a Work of Art Come to Life Before Your Eyes

If you have a few minutes, put on your headphones and take a brief vacation to Laity Lodge and witness Roger Feldman at work.

A Best-Selling Brain Scientist, a Renowned Memoirist, a Grammy-Winning Rock Star, a Legendary Book Reviewer, a Celebrated Poet, and a Fantasy Writer Walk Into a Texas Retreat Center...

Sounds like the setup for a big joke, doesn't it? In fact, it describes the 2012 Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat. Are you a writer looking for inspiration? Guidance? An unforgettable vacation in one of America's most beautiful places? You're invited to register

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Does the Brain Need Stories?

If you invited me to a seminar led by brain scientist John Medina, New York Times-bestselling author of Brain Rules and Brain Rules for Baby, and told me he was going to talk about the brain and its need for narrative, I would sign right up. Medina, a developmental molecular

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David Dark "Provokes" at Laity Lodge

This weekend, I had the privilege of teaching a fiction workshop at Laity Lodge. I had a fantastic time, inspired by ten aspiring writers who turned in excellent samples for consideration and critique. I wish I could have kept on working with them for a whole week. But my time

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Attention, writers! Here's an invitation for you.

This just in from Laity Lodge... Dear friends,The 2nd Annual Writers’ Retreat at Laity Lodge is fast approaching (September 29 - October 2). The end of September is a perfect time to be at the Lodge with fellow writers and an incredible cast of experienced teachers. For those of

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Come write with me.

Gregory Wolfe. David Dark. Julia Kasdorf. Jill Phillips. Andy Gullahorn. And me. At one of the most beautiful spots on earth. Ready to talk with you about your writing — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, songwriting — on a weekend retreat. Will you join us September 29? Read on for details about my workshop.

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Uncool in October. And loving it.

[I wrote this yesterday but had no time to post it... so, better late than never.] In the courtyard outside my window, the leaves of the trees are ablaze. It's inspiring. The trees aren't trying to get attention. They're not striking poses. They'

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Artists, Ministers, Pastors: Don't Miss This Retreat

Few places I know are as nourishing to the spirit and the imagination as Laity Lodge. It's hard to believe the place exists. Located just outside of Kerville, Texas, it's a handsome lodge with its own library of inspiring spiritual literature, set over a winding river

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Back from Laity Lodge

Laity Lodge is just as remote and beautiful as I was told. Anne and I enjoyed an inspiring weekend of food, conversation, reading, and movies with dear old friends and inspiring new friends. I spoke about that turbulent territory where faith and filmmaking intersect, and then I shared two films