Silent Writing Happy Hour - Spring 2026

Schedule

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pete's Candy Store | Brooklyn, NY

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Live Write or Die in the back room at Pete’s Candy Store, 5-7pm every Tuesday, where we get writing.
About this Event

Live Write or Die, 5-7pm Tuesdays in the back room at Pete’s Candy Store.

“Writing is a solitary pursuit best practiced in a group,” says SWHH Co-host Jamie Hook. “Only thus, through collective efforts and habitual behavior, can be the Animal Spirits be unleashed," concurse SWHH Co-host David Buchbinder

Each week, we offer a guest scribe the opportunity to present a selection from the endless mouldering canon of literature, which we then use as a springboard to a writing prompt. We then pursue that prompt silently, automatically, collectively, without ego, for 30-45 minutes, after which you may or may not share what you have found: Who knows? Sometimes, you catch a big fish...

So join us every Tuesday at 5pm in the back room of Pete's, where we get writing -- with a little help from our friends.

Writers of all stripes are passionately welcomed. Bring your own writing utensil, and a full flask of curiosity. We generally write silently for the better part of an hour, commencing at 5:15sharp, with breaks for “Inspiration,” (as the Barkeeps call it…).


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Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, United States

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