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Special Edition Ass in Chair Collective: Monday June 2nd

Special Edition Ass in Chair Collective: Monday June 2nd

With special Guest Host, Nancy Reddy!

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Hi friends! We have the first of many special edition Ass in Chair Collectives coming up this Monday, June 2nd. Nancy Reddy will be guest hosting and it's gonna be amazing! Check out the details in this post and let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you there! 💜 Emily -
Emily Mohn-Slate

You guys, we’re heading into the last of the spring slate of Ass in Chair Collective meetups! It’s so fun to see the friendships and camaraderie growing as we continue to show up for our creative work each week— no matter how chaotic that looks sometimes 🌪️

Speaking of which, Monday’s session is a special treat for paid subscribers: Nancy Reddy will be joining us as a guest host!

Don’t you want to sit next to her and just absorb her immense competence? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE (📸 Alannah Sears)

Nancy is the mastermind behind the brilliant and supportive Substack Write More, Be Less Careful—a perennial recommendation here at the Long Pause—and just completed a whirlwind of promo events for her first (brilliant) book of non-fiction, The Good Mother Myth (A must-read for parents!)

Write More, Be Less Careful
why writing is hard & how to do it anyway
By Nancy Reddy

Basically, Nancy knows how hard it can be to find your creative rhythm, and has 100 smart tricks up her sleeve for how to game the system and keep going, even when everything else gets in the way. And she’s bringing fun swag to give away to participants, including books!

If this Ass in Chair session sounds like something you don’t want to miss (duh), make sure to subscribe:

Subscribe to The Long Pause 🤘

Subscribe to Be Where You Are

And then get your ass registered for this Monday (and the rest of the June sessions, too):

You can find all the details and links to sign up for the whole Spring slate of meetups HERE in this post.

Also! We’re *already* excited about our 🪑FREE Ass in Chair meetup on June 16🪑— it’s our first Solstice party, and we’re planning to celebrate with LOTS of giveaways, including funky 70s-inspired stickers and free subscriptions! Yep, we’re giving away a variety of free subscriptions that will get you more Ass in Chair time, from a month to a whole season.

It’s the perfect way to introduce a creative-but-stuck friend (we all have one!) to the magic of Ass in Chair, so don’t sleep on it!

Register for June 16

As always, reply to this email to reach us with any questions! Can’t wait to kick off our week together with Nancy! 🙌🏽💥

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A guest post by
Emily Mohn-Slate
writer & writing teacher speaking into the void about mindfulness, creativity, motherhood, aging & other things, author of THE FALLS and FEED, teaching for the Madwomen in the Attic Writing Workshops, PGH native, living in LA
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A guest post by
Nancy Reddy
obsessed with making space for writing in a busy life & helping you do that, too. up next: THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH, St. Martin's 2025. essays in Slate, Romper & other places. author of Pocket Universe & The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood.
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