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Do you find it hard to holiday? Not the concept, let&#39;s be clear. &nbsp;You&#39;ve booked the dates, chosen the destination, paid the balance and you&#39;ve been living for this moment all year. But, now it&#39;s here, now you need to park your work and (maybe) get some gear to wear and dig out the passport...NIGHTMARE!&nbsp; Too much to do, no time to do it and the stress - don&#39;t get you started on the stress. Right? We won&#39;t even mention the sneaky emails from the beach and the quiet panic that creeps in as you try to enjoy your poolside cocktail. Or the epic Sunday Scaries, when it&#39;s time to return to work.It&#39;s easy to conclude that this is all just how it is, and that not really enjoying your break is inevitable. We&#39;d like to offer another alternative. One where we get a little smarter, a little more organised and a LOT better at recognising the value of our breaks. Better still, we&#39;d like to share it with you. We&#39;ll be covering:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="font-style: italic; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-style: italic;">Wrapping up and handing off - Prioritisation, delegation and parking.</li><li style="font-style: italic; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-style: italic;">Holiday Headspace and rules &nbsp;- your personal commitment to yourself</li><li style="font-style: italic; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-style: italic;">Why it&#39;s all worth it - brains and why they benefit from rest.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Expectations, exceptions and emergencies -protecting your peace and quiet</li></ul>We hope that you can join us :)

Do you find it hard to holiday?

Not the concept, let's be clear. You've booked the dates, chosen the destination, paid the balance and you've been living for this moment all year. But, now it's here, now you need to park your work and (maybe) get some gear to wear and dig out the passport...NIGHTMARE! 

Too much to do, no time to do it and the stress - don't get you started on the stress. Right?
We won't even mention the sneaky emails from the beach and the quiet panic that creeps in as you try to enjoy your poolside cocktail. Or the epic Sunday Scaries, when it's time to return to work.
It's easy to conclude that this is all just how it is, and that not really enjoying your break is inevitable. We'd like to offer another alternative. One where we get a little smarter, a little more organised and a LOT better at recognising the value of our breaks. Better still, we'd like to share it with you.
 We'll be covering:
Wrapping up and handing off - Prioritisation, delegation and parking.
Holiday Headspace and rules - your personal commitment to yourself
Why it's all worth it - brains and why they benefit from rest.
Expectations, exceptions and emergencies -protecting your peace and quiet
We hope that you can join us :)

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Art &amp; Flash&nbsp;with&nbsp;Anika Carpenter Monthly&nbsp;online ekphrastic&nbsp;writing workshops&nbsp;exploring contemporary artworks for story inspiration.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each month, in&nbsp;friendly, fast-paced workshops,&nbsp;Anika Carpenter introduces a different contemporary artist and three to four of their artworks. Each artwork comes with an optional writing prompt inspired by the piece, along with a ten-minute writing sprint.&nbsp;There is an invitation to share what you have written if you would like to. DATES 2024 Every third Monday of the month:April 15&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ May 20&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ June 17&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ July 15&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ Aug 19&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ Sep 16&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ Oct 21&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ Nov 18&nbsp;&nbsp;∣ Dec 16 ABOUT THE FACILITATOR <a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">Anika Carpenter</a>&nbsp;is a flash fiction author,&nbsp;workshop facilitator and artist&nbsp;with a background in the Fine Arts. Her&nbsp;fiction&nbsp;has been shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Award and the Bridport Prize and has been published in numerous anthologies. You can find her stories at Gone Lawn,&nbsp;Ellipsis Zine, The Molotov Cocktail, Janus Literary and many more. Anika received a Fine Art MA (distinction) with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Kingston University in 2010. She&nbsp;spent ten years working as an&nbsp;assistant to Turner Prize winning artists.&nbsp;Anika&#39;s own&nbsp;<a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/collages.html" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">artwork</a>&nbsp;has been exhibited at Towner Gallery and featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is the co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.anikacarpenter.com/accidentandemergence.html" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">Accident &amp; Emergence</a>&nbsp;(currently on hiatus) an artist-led project that organised collaborations, exhibitions and retreats.&nbsp;Anika&#39;s ekphrastic story &#39;Interview with Alice Moore, Potion Maker&#39; won Bath Flash Fiction Festival&#39;s Great Flash Off competition in October, 2022. You can read it by clicking&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flashfictionfestival.com/winners-oct-8th-great-festival-flash-off-writing-challenge/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">here</a>.&nbsp; As well as running The Flash Cabin, Anika is a rep for&nbsp;<a href="https://writershq.co.uk/brighton-writing-retreats/" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">Writers&#39; HQ</a>&nbsp;where she runs online sessions and in-person retreats in Brighton.You can find her on Twitter or BlueSky via&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/StillSquirrel" target="_blank" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">@StillSquirrel&nbsp;&nbsp;</a>

Art & Flash with Anika Carpenter
Monthly online ekphrastic writing workshops exploring contemporary artworks for story inspiration. 

Each month, in friendly, fast-paced workshops, Anika Carpenter introduces a different contemporary artist and three to four of their artworks. Each artwork comes with an optional writing prompt inspired by the piece, along with a ten-minute writing sprint. 
There is an invitation to share what you have written if you would like to.



DATES 2024
Every third Monday of the month:
April 15  ∣ May 20  ∣ June 17  ∣ July 15  ∣ Aug 19  ∣ Sep 16  ∣ Oct 21  ∣ Nov 18  ∣ Dec 16


ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Anika Carpenter is a flash fiction author, workshop facilitator and artist with a background in the Fine Arts. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Award and the Bridport Prize and has been published in numerous anthologies. You can find her stories at Gone Lawn, Ellipsis Zine, The Molotov Cocktail, Janus Literary and many more.

Anika received a Fine Art MA (distinction) with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Kingston University in 2010. She spent ten years working as an assistant to Turner Prize winning artists. Anika's own artwork has been exhibited at Towner Gallery and featured in numerous group exhibitions. She is the co-founder of Accident & Emergence (currently on hiatus) an artist-led project that organised collaborations, exhibitions and retreats. 
Anika's ekphrastic story 'Interview with Alice Moore, Potion Maker' won Bath Flash Fiction Festival's Great Flash Off competition in October, 2022. You can read it by clicking here. 

As well as running The Flash Cabin, Anika is a rep for Writers' HQ where she runs online sessions and in-person retreats in Brighton.
You can find her on Twitter or BlueSky via @StillSquirrel

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