Briefly about
why this moment of the story resonates within you (in a minute or
less).
Share:
Images and
writing.
Reflect:
On issues raised.
Sculpt:
An image of
“for your own good” (in a minute or less).
Create:
A short story
where one character says to another character, “This is for
your own good“ (in a minute or less).
Share:
Stories.
Reflect:
On an experience
where you have been told, “This is for your own good.”
Consider:
Sila’s
brothers love their sister Sila. They accept responsibility for
her and try to do what is best for her. They ask Raven for advice
and hear his warning, yet in the end, the brothers are unable to
put her happiness and needs ahead of their own worries and fears.
Write:
A letter as
Sila or one of the brothers at a critical time, raising a burning
question or issue (in a minute or less).
Collect:
Letters and
redistribute them.
Write:
A response
to or from Sila suggesting a different possibility than what was
chosen (in a minute or less). Feel free to respond with a poem or
a story.
Share:
Letters and
return to original writer.
Reflect:
On letters
and responses, on “The Coming of Fog,” the session,
and what “for you own good,” means/ has meant in your
life.
