Author Archives: Madi Garvin
Last Wednesday at 5:30, I had a very bittersweet feeling. The eighth and final class had ended. Sure, it was a great beginning to a model that I hope will spread. But I realized that I would miss everyone present. Who knows when I would see them again? But enough with the depressing talk! The […]
Earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes, oh my! What a wild week we had. The earthquake was a day previous to last week’s class, so the details were fresh in Dolores’ mind (surprisingly the only one who wrote about it!) Dolores Frank Earthquake in Philadelphia 8/24/2011 During a meeting, the evening the day of the earthquake, I […]
Last class most of the participants wrote about a city many of us call home: Philadelphia. Although the stories were mixed–some proclaiming love for the city of brotherly love, others much more negative–there was no shortage of words to describe this town. It’s the city where I was born and spent my toddler-hood. Although recently there […]
We are approaching our sixth class, and it is remarkable how much the class has grown since day one. We have grown as writers. We have grown in members. But most importantly, we have grown to be like a family. Every time I come into class, I notice such a distinct familiarity–and joviality–to which each […]
At the end of our third class, Brendan asked everyone present to write “three-word stories.” The first word an adjective describing the writer’s emotions at the moment. The second an item that the writer would rescue if their house were to burn down. The third, the writer’s favorite type of weather. What was most surprising […]
Reaching out and reaching in Last Wednesday marked the third class of eight for Our Best Day So Far. It was such a unique class, because not only were there the regular mix of teens and seniors, there were other age groups represented as well! We had Amy’s grandson, Caleb, the youngest of the bunch, […]
In my last post I said stay tuned for more stories… and here they are! Janet has been coming since the first class and she has added so much to Our Best Day So Far with her positive attitude. The stories she has written so far helped all of us learn so much about her […]
On this passing Wednesday, we had the second Our Best Day So Far class. It was smaller in attendance, probably due to the heat, but that didn’t damper the spirits of those who did attend. At the end of our second class, I noticed something wonderful. During the typing portion of the class, Kwame, a […]
So last Wednesday we had the first Our Best Day So Far class! It was a nice afternoon spent with some pretty cool people. After everyone entered, we all introduced ourselves and got to know each other better. Later, Brendan, co-leader extraordinaire, announced the topic for this week’s class: I am…
There are only two days (TWO DAYS!) remaining until the first Our Best Day So Far Class! Come out of the heat into the cool (in more than one sense of the word) Free Library of Philadelphia. Room 108! Be there! Okay, so now I that have gotten the exclamation points out of my system…
