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How We Should All Aim to “Fail Faster” Caitlin Morris writes about rejection and how we should stop fearing it—and start chasing it. Inspired by Henry Zebrowski’s infamous SNL audition and the art of "failing faster." Read article

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Introducing: Dear Jessica—Your Writing Dilemmas, Answered We’re so excited to introduce our new advice column, Dear Jessica, written by our very own Jessica Lohafer! Our first question is about something many of us face: how to finish an old work in progress without cringing at our past selves. ​ Read article

Lemon Grove Writers began in 2024 as a community built on joy, sustainability, and self-trust—a place where writing thrives without competition, self-doubt, or imposter syndrome. We focus on mindset, heart, and accountability, helping writers embrace their creative identity with confidence.

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Whether you're just starting out or returning to the page after years away, you're welcome here. Through free co-writing sessions, deep conversations on process, and shared insights on the writing life, we create space for writers to show up, connect, and cultivate a fruitful writing life. 🍋

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About Us

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Jessica Lohafer lives in Washington. Her work has appeared in Ghost Parachute, The Sweet Tree Review, Drunk in the Midnight Choir, Nailed Magazine, and Red Sky: Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women. Her collection of poetry, What’s Left to Be Done, was published by Radical Lunchbox Press in 2009. In 2020, she released the edited anthology, Allow the Light: The Lost Poems of Jack McCarthy. She has served as the Program Director for Poetry in Public Education, bringing writing workshops to schools throughout the Pacific Northwest, and previously hosted the Write Riot Poetry Slam. Jessica received her MFA in poetry from Western Washington University in 2014.

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Caitlin Morris is a writer, editor, and educator with an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Washington University. She currently teaches writing and literature at Bellevue College and Highline College. Caitlin’s fiction has been featured in The Copperfield Review's historical fiction anthology, Halfway Down the Stairs, Jersey Devil Press, and Ghost Parachute. She is the cohost of the Hercule Poirot book club podcast, Poirot Pals.

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Megan Nichols is the author of the chapbook Animal Unfit (Belle Point Press, 2023). Her poems have appeared in The Threepenny Review, Poetry Daily, Plume, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for Write Bloody’s 2021 Jack McCarthy Book Prize and the 2024 Peseroff Poetry Prize. She serves as Managing Editor at Variant Literature and is the host of What We Aim To Do, a podcast about vocation.
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