We are a group of writers who enjoy imaginative, perhaps even offbeat, fiction. Our goal is to write well--or at least better--but with the freedom to make mistakes. We are not here to necessarily produce polished, publishable fiction, but to rather to carve out a space where writers can experiment and have fun in a relaxed and supportive environment. Speculative fiction--which includes science fiction, horror, steampunk, dystopian fiction, and fantasy genres--allows writers of fiction an oppor …

… It works best if each piece is no more than three, double-spaced pages.  In addition, please bring some copies to share with the group, if possible, so that we can read along with you.   Meetings are held at the Bread and Chocolate on Connecticut Avenue.  Also, if you plant to attend pleaseRSVP so I can let the restaurant know how many to expect.  We will be towards the back of the cafe at a big table shuffling papers about.  Hope to see you there!

Our book club meets the third Thursday of every month and we rotate meeting "hosts" each month. We generally try to try a different book genre each month, such as memoir, non-fiction, science fiction, biography, autobiography, classic, fiction, etc. The "host" can select the meeting space, be it a coffee shop, bar, restaurant, or home, and comes up with a few good starter discussion questions.  Ideally we'll stick to Capitol Hill and Eastern Market. Feel free to offer "hosting" a meeting, just s …

… .  ******************************** This group's purpose is to offer education about the many different topics of interest to skeptics and non-believers in the Washington DC area as well as for those who like to read on science, humanism, atheism and resources that encourage rationalism.  We seek to create a conscience about religious deception and all un-natural beliefs, helping to increment critical and skeptic thinking providing a community space for freethinkers.  We believe a society withou …