Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in. If you have an idea for a future session (even if you don’t want to lead it yourself).

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

What separates the alive from the inanimate? How does consciousness arise? And how does the metaphor of “artificial intelligence” shape the way we see ourselves?

​“God, Human, Animal, Machine” is an approachable and mindbending introduction to these questions, by Meghan O’Gieblyn, a literary writer based in the Midwest.

​Join us on Friday, October 24, from 7-8:30 PM, in-person at The Ruby, to talk about it! Kai and Robin (from the Ruby Writing Accountability Group) will be facilitating a group conversation about the book.

​Grab a copy from the local library or from a local bookstore, and read it beforehand if you can. Feel free to just skim or read a few chapters if you don't have time for the whole book — we'll keep the discussion light so everyone can join in. (This is a one-time event for us to talk about the book together, not an ongoing reading series.)

​Since this event is near Halloween, we’ll have snacks representing gods, humans, animals, and machines, because what could be spookier than not knowing the difference between these things?! The event will be held indoors.

​Please contact Kai (many.calques@gmail.com) at least 48 hours before the event if you’re not able to pay the full entry fee; we can work out a sliding-scale option.

​About God, Human, Animal, Machine

​A strikingly original exploration of what it might mean to be authentically human in the age of artificial intelligence, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Interior States. • “At times personal, at times philosophical, with a bracing mixture of openness and skepticism, it speaks thoughtfully and articulately to the most crucial issues awaiting our future.” —Phillip Lopate

​“[A] truly fantastic book.”—Ezra Klein

​For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes’s division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness—i.e., souls—might be illusions. Now with the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence—identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself—urgently require rethinking.

​Meghan O’Gieblyn tackles this challenge with philosophical rigor, intellectual reach, essayistic verve, refreshing originality, and an ironic sense of contradiction. She draws deeply and sometimes humorously from her own personal experience as a formerly religious believer still haunted by questions of faith, and she serves as the best possible guide to navigating the territory we are all entering.

​About Meghan O’Gieblyn

​Meghan O'Gieblyn is a writer who was raised and still lives in the Midwest. Her essay collection, Interior States was published to wide acclaim and won the 2018 Believer Booker Award for Nonfiction. Her essays have appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, Bookforum, n+1, The Believer, The Guardian, The Point, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review and elsewhere. She received a BA in English from Loyola University, Chicago and an MFA in Fiction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her husband. (Source: The Wisconsin Book Festival)

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in.

​Can’t join us in-person? There will be a virtual session the Last Monday of each month!

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

​**Please note that these sessions are currently for Ruby members only**

​As everything speeds up and roars through 2025, it can be more challenging than usual to find moments of quiet and stillness. As a much needed antidote to busyness, it’s my pleasure to offer 1-hour yoga classes monthly at The Ruby on Wednesdays at 12pm.

Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a brand new beginner, these classes will offer a space to combine breath, movement, stillness, and surrender. All levels are truly welcome! The classes will be an accessible, heartful flow with some music and some silence. There will be plenty of room to dial it up or dial it down, depending on what you need from the class.

​
PLEASE NOTE: The classes are donation-based and all money will be donated to Latino Task Force, a local non-profit, and friend of the Ruby, which just lost $2.8 million in funding from the SF city budget. 

Class will be held in the garden room, adjacent to our deck, unless the weather is nice and we decide to practice outdoors. 

About the Instructor

Katie Gaddini began her yoga practice in 2008 in Boston and became certified in 2014 in West London with Erin Pritchard. After teaching in yoga studios across London and Cambridge, England for eight years, she now teaches occasional, donation-based classes, in addition to her full time job as an academic. 

Class Notes:

• ​Doors close for each class 10 minutes after the start of the course to prevent disruptions to the class.

• ​The Ruby has yoga mats for you to borrow (held in our garden room) though you are welcome to bring your own!

• ​Please let Katie know if you are working with any injuries or traumas that might impede your practice. e kitchen) though you are welcome to bring your own!

​Hey Rubies! This is a virtual session of the Non-Narrative Writing Group!

​We will use the pomodoro method to write for two 50-minute long sessions, with a 10 minute break in between. You are welcome to join to work on any writing project whatsoever, and we encourage anyone who needs it to come in with a specific goal and needs to be held accountable to that goal.

​This is a relaxed monthly session for anyone who enjoys or wants to start zine-making or journaling, or other forms of diaristic expression! We’ll open up the session with introductions, a conversation about our artistic practices and goals, and an optional creative prompt to get us started. The rest of the time will be spent writing, drawing, planning,  reflecting, and/or creating. The Ruby will provide paper, magazines, art supplies, and some zines and journal spreads for inspiration. We welcome you to bring your own journals, materials, and tools of choice! 

​*This is an intimate gathering of Ruby members.

​Yay for Fiber Arts!

​Join Ruby Erica Kwan for an evening of Fiber Arts!

​The Ruby has been invited by the Marigold Project to host the altar dedicated to earth for this year's Festival of Altars at Potrero del Sol Park! For those interested in participating, we will have a small activity at this month's fiber arts meetup to make fiber art flowers! Come join us in honoring our ancestors and making a public art piece for the community to enjoy alongside us.

​Participating in fiber arts doesn't require you to take part in the flowers activity. You can always work on your works in progress or hang for the company!

​*This event is for Ruby members and their invited guests

​As everything speeds up and roars through 2025, it can be more challenging than usual to find moments of quiet and stillness. As a much needed antidote to busyness, it’s my pleasure to offer 1-hour yoga classes monthly at The Ruby on Wednesdays at 12pm.

Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a brand new beginner, these classes will offer a space to combine breath, movement, stillness, and surrender. All levels are truly welcome! The classes will be an accessible, heartful flow with some music and some silence. There will be plenty of room to dial it up or dial it down, depending on what you need from the class.

​
PLEASE NOTE: The classes are donation-based and all money will be donated to Latino Task Force, a local non-profit, and friend of the Ruby, which just lost $2.8 million in funding from the SF city budget. 

Class will be held in the garden room, adjacent to our deck, unless the weather is nice and we decide to practice outdoors. 

About the Instructor

Katie Gaddini began her yoga practice in 2008 in Boston and became certified in 2014 in West London with Erin Pritchard. After teaching in yoga studios across London and Cambridge, England for eight years, she now teaches occasional, donation-based classes, in addition to her full time job as an academic. 

Class Notes:

• ​Doors close for each class 10 minutes after the start of the course to prevent disruptions to the class.

• ​The Ruby has yoga mats for you to borrow (held in our garden room) though you are welcome to bring your own!

• ​Please let Katie know if you are working with any injuries or traumas that might impede your practice. e kitchen) though you are welcome to bring your own!

This is an intimate session for Ruby members only.

​The Ruby Open Reading event is a chill, supportive place to share a work-in-progress and hear from our amazing Ruby member writers. Think salon, not performance.

​We'll have a sign-up sheet for the reading when you arrive. If you're thinking about reading (which is not a requirement for attending), please plan for 5-8 minutes of time. Polished drafts and rough messes and everything in between are welcome! ​We've had poems, music, essays, screenplays, and fiction! After each read, each listener will echo back one or two phrases that resonated with them.

​We'll mingle a bit with potluck-style snacks and get to know each other before opening the reading, and have time after to continue conversations. This event will be held indoors. Non-readers are also welcome!

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in.

​Can’t join us in-person? There will be a virtual session the Last Monday of each month!

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

Join us for fika, the Swedish coffee and cake break. (From Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break: "Functioning as both a verb and a noun, the concept of fika is simple. It is the moment that you take a break, often with a cup of coffee, but alternatively with tea, and find a baked good to pair with it. You can do it alone, you can do it with friends. You can do it at home, in a park or at work. But the essential thing is that you do it, that you make time to take a break: that’s what fika is all about.")

Join us at 3 p.m. for the cake break. There will be baked goodies, and we'll make small batches of tea and coffee to enjoy on the big deck. For bakers, please prepare something for gf and vegan members to enjoy! Wear layers!

Women and Non-binary friends of members are welcome to join.

​During these times of uncertainty, how can we still define American Creed? In what ways can the art of photo essay further enhance or even decolonize the textbook definition of American Creed. Through this two-part workshop, we will dive deep and further discuss on ways photography and essay writing go hand-in-hand when it comes to civic engagement. Additionally, we will have the opportunity in brainstorming on ideas and constructing our own photo essay that is reflective of our own American Creed along with raising awareness of issues that persists in our community. 

​This is the second part of a two-part series.

Presenter Bio: 

Yume Kim is an educator and author of Reserve the Right. In 2011, she moved from Virginia to California for her graduate studies at San Francisco State University, where she earned both an MA in English and an MFA in Creative. Additionally, she is a recipient of the following fellowships: Kundiman (June 2012), The Ruby Creatives in Residence (2022-2023), and The Bay Area Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute (June 2024).  

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in. If you have an idea for a future session (even if you don’t want to lead it yourself).

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

We will be celebrating our Creative in Residents! What an honor to have with us Angela, Tina, Geetanshi, Harriett, Lisa, Rebeca, René, Robin, Sonya, and Tracy!

​This is an opportunity for Ruby community to come together! Come cheers with us as we celebrate a year together.

​There will be refreshments and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic libations. In classic Ruby style, please feel free to bring something savory or sweet to share!

​During these times of uncertainty, how can we still define American Creed? In what ways can the art of photo essay further enhance or even decolonize the textbook definition of American Creed. Through this two-part workshop, we will dive deep and further discuss on ways photography and essay writing go hand-in-hand when it comes to civic engagement. Additionally, we will have the opportunity in brainstorming on ideas and constructing our own photo essay that is reflective of our own American Creed along with raising awareness of issues that persists in our community. 

​This is the first of a two-part series.

Presenter Bio: 

Yume Kim is an educator and author of Reserve the Right. In 2011, she moved from Virginia to California for her graduate studies at San Francisco State University, where she earned both an MA in English and an MFA in Creative. Additionally, she is a recipient of the following fellowships: Kundiman (June 2012), The Ruby Creatives in Residence (2022-2023), and The Bay Area Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute (June 2024).  

Independent Arts and Media (IAM) proudly partnering with Rossi Mission SF. and The Ruby to present "Building Art Through Community" — This gathering creates an intimate space dedicated to fostering genuine connections, amplifying diverse voices, and sparking fresh collaborations. Here's your chance to meet your future creative partners.

Whether you're a creator, supporter, or ally, you'll find your place in our cultural village.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in.

​Can’t join us in-person? There will be a virtual session the Last Monday of each month!

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

We're building up our arts creation space together as a larger community!

We'll be organizing, beautifying, painting, and hanging out with refreshments and libations!

These are all genders welcome events. Allies excited to contribute to our community arts space build are very welcome!

​Please join us for our May in-person workshop! This group is oriented towards writers, researchers, journalists, bloggers, and anyone working on non-narrative writing.

​For this meeting, we will be workshopping a paper draft written by Eesha Ramanujam. We will send out a copy of the draft to you after your RSVP.

​As everything speeds up and roars through 2025, it can be more challenging than usual to find moments of quiet and stillness. As a much needed antidote to busyness, it’s my pleasure to offer 1-hour yoga classes monthly at The Ruby on Wednesdays at 12pm.

Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a brand new beginner, these classes will offer a space to combine breath, movement, stillness, and surrender. All levels are truly welcome! The classes will be an accessible, heartful flow with some music and some silence. There will be plenty of room to dial it up or dial it down, depending on what you need from the class.

​
PLEASE NOTE: The classes are donation-based and all money will be donated to Latino Task Force, a local non-profit, and friend of the Ruby, which just lost $2.8 million in funding from the SF city budget. 

Class will be held in the garden room, adjacent to our deck, unless the weather is nice and we decide to practice outdoors. 

About the Instructor

Katie Gaddini began her yoga practice in 2008 in Boston and became certified in 2014 in West London with Erin Pritchard. After teaching in yoga studios across London and Cambridge, England for eight years, she now teaches occasional, donation-based classes, in addition to her full time job as an academic. 

Class Notes:

• ​Doors close for each class 10 minutes after the start of the course to prevent disruptions to the class.

• ​The Ruby has yoga mats for you to borrow (held in our garden room) though you are welcome to bring your own!

• ​Please let Katie know if you are working with any injuries or traumas that might impede your practice. e kitchen) though you are welcome to bring your own!

This is an intimate session for Ruby members only.

The Ruby, in collaboration with The Marigold Project, offers this curated experience to our community as a way of nurturing hope through challenging times. Through creative activation, offerings, and reflection, we’ll gather in a safe space to uplift the spirit and embrace gratitude.

What to expect?

The evening begins with a grounding meditation and reflection, followed by personal messages of hope that will be placed on our community Altar. With visions of hope in mind and heart, we will enjoy a warm cup of cacao to connect to our intentions and activate inner energy and followed by light breathwork and immersive sound.

Pure cacao has long been cherished as medicine to awaken the heart, bring clarity, and foster connection. Rich in minerals, it gently stimulates serotonin and endorphins, uplifting mood, focus, and relaxation. When paired with sound healing, through Indigenous song, earthy instruments, chimes, and singing bowls, this experience aims to support calming the nervous system, easing stress, and clearing stagnant energy. Together, cacao and sound nurture body and spirit, inviting us into a dream-like state of presence, harmony, and deeper connection.

The cacao we will serve is 100% natural and produced sustainably in small batches by a women’s collective in La Chinantla, Oaxaca.

For this gathering, you will need:

• Yoga Mat

• Pillow and blanket 

• Eye Mask (optional)

• Journal 

• Comfortable Clothes 

Come as you are! Together, we will save space for tender holding as we root into care, reciprocity, and love.

About the Facilitators & The Marigold Project

Deni Slehiman Aguilera and Danielle Revives of Marigold Project are part of the organization leadership on Cultural Stewardship and Creative Program Development, while also serving as the Education and Programs Director (Deni) and Community and Engagement Director (Danielle). Deni and Danielle are also a part of the small but mighty team that produces the Festival of Altars every November 2nd, honoring the cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, where their experience in ceremony and altar creation is on full display.

Deni is also a certified breathwork and meditation facilitator, cultural practitioner, and ceremonialist. She embraces a balanced approach to mind, body, spirit, and emotional health. By integrating mindfulness and intentional practices, she focuses her work on creating safe, heartfelt spaces where people can nurture harmony, celebrate life, and cultivate meaningful connections. She weaves meditation, music, art, and ritual to help others reconnect with their innate capacity for healing and creation. Her practice, rooted in Mexican and Amazonian traditions, honors the interconnectedness between the earth and our well-being, with profound respect for cultural and spiritual dimensions to nurture more conscious and supportive communities.

Danielle is a self-taught artist and altar creator. She uses altars as a three-dimensional sacred platform to highlight the lives of her Ancestors and a way to create an Earthly passage from the Universe to the community. Her altars are inspired by the Day of the Dead in the Mesoamerican tradition, but with a cross-cultural and contemporary aesthetic, always with an ethos of ethics, reusability, and sustainability. She defines altars as a container for all things meaningful and authentic, holding steadfast to every human’s experience in life, from exploration, to love and death. Her dream is to normalize altars in more spaces, giving everyone access to a spiritual practice of expression and remembrance beyond religious confines. Her use of flowers (and more flowers) is her signature.

Together, they are facilitating the evening’s circle.

About The Ruby

The Ruby is an arts & letters–focused community and gathering space for nonbinary, transfeminine, and women-identified creatives. We call our members — who include writers, artists, photographers, filmmakers, podcast hosts, and other creatives — "Rubies." Rubies are multifaceted, and share a common desire to expand their world views and communities, share their passions, and make meaningful connections. And Rubies are strong: as resilient as sapphires and only a little bit softer than diamonds. Almost all rubies have flaws, and that’s what makes them interesting: we wear ours proudly.

🎟️All ticket proceeds go towards materials and supports continued cultural programming from The Marigold Project and The Ruby💖

Location Details

• Proof of vaccination is required. Masks are encouraged.

• Please review FAQs below on the location & accessibility - This event is aligned and dedicated to our mission of building community and safe spaces among people those who identify as women, non-binary, and transgender.

FAQS

LOCATION

This event will take place at The Ruby in San Francisco's Mission District. The Ruby is a collective of women-identified, transfemme, and nonbinary people, and for the safety of its members their address is not public. Attendees will be sent the address in reminder email one day before the event and on event date. Please do not share this address with anyone who is not attending the event. Seating will be first come, first serve.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please note that the event is held in a space that requires going up stairs. Please let us know if we can support you up the stairs. There is limited parking at the venue and street parking nearby. Public transportation is encouraged.

RSVP

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in. If you have an idea for a future session (even if you don’t want to lead it yourself).

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

Come join the Ruby Writing Accountability Group! A warm and welcoming community to support each other on our projects!

​Looking for a supportive writing community without the hassle of applying for workshops and retreats? Join The Ruby’s Writing Accountability Group!

​All Rubies are welcome, whether you are journaling, just beginning to explore your writing, working on a poetry collection or zine, or grinding on the umpteenth revision of your manuscript – no matter where you are in your practice, you’ll find a friendly community here.

​The Writing Accountability Group is an accessible complement to the writing workshops, residencies, fellowships, and conferences that writers have traditionally relied upon to improve their craft and build community. Often these opportunities are pricey and time-consuming, and many have limited availability. For writers with limited time, applying for and attending these opportunities can even take time away from the writing itself! This group is our solution to these challenges.

​During the first 30-45 minutes, a Ruby member will lead a short craft or generative exercise, after which we will break and spend the remaining time working independently on our own writing (though you are always welcome to skip the exercise in favor of focusing on your writing the whole time). You can attend these sessions as often or as infrequently as you’d like; there’s no commitment to join every time.

​Our craft talks and generative exercises are wholly led by group members! In the past, we’ve had exercises around closely reading a short story, prompts to help us think about our writing from a different perspective, generative exercises using memes, and even discussions around writing goals and struggles. Leading a session is a great way to enrich our community with different craft approaches and activities that improve all of our writing – and you’ll have our support along the way! We’ll also be on hand to help you introduce the exercise once everyone gets settled in.

​Can’t join us in-person? There will be a virtual session the Last Monday of each month!

​Whenever you’re feeling discouraged with the writing or publishing process, we’re here to give you a boost!

​This is an intimate group of Ruby members**

Ruby Fiber Arts returns!

​Join Ruby Erica Kwan for an evening of Fiber Arts!

​For those new to knitting (or who haven't knitted in awhile), we can help teach the basics to get you started. Experienced knitters, bring your WIP. Let's create together! Crocheters, macrame artists, cross-stitchers, and yarn-lovers in general are most welcome as well. (As are spectators who could use a chill time to connect and share!)

​*This event is for Ruby members and their invited guests

RSVP link will be available soon