Reflecting On My Writing Groups at ModernWell

We’ve reached the last day of our spring writing groups at ModernWell, which marks six “school years” together for many on Thursdays and four years for some in the Tuesday group. As one of our members said so eloquently this week, “Even the people who came later seem to have been with us since the beginning. It’s like we were holding the space for them.” And that includes the people who were able to join us from out-of-town when we moved our classes online for the year.

Speaking of “holding space,” that expression describes exactly what our ModernWell groups do. We are not a classic writing class.

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I’m leading a six-week summer group focused entirely on writing about friendship—the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’d love to have you. You can sign up here.

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Nina Badzin hosts the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014, co-leads the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis, and reviews 30+ books a year on her website.

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HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site! 

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DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The GuardianThe Chicago TribuneThe Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere

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