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Join us for community, commiseration, collaboration and a lot of laughter.

The Prompts

October 21, 2025

We update these weekly, so you always have a fresh start.

Prompt 1

  1. What do you think the Louvre jewelry thieves did with all their free time after the recent robbery? Since it only took them 7 minutes to get out of there. (Thanks to illustrious longtime WUTI member Patty Mejia!)

Prompt 2

  1. Imagine you’re at a gathering of people in a house that’s filled with strange sculptures of people. So every conversation circle is accompanied by 3 or 4 extra faces. Write about how this affects the evening.

How it works

We write together in 20-minute sprints, starting at 7:30 p.m. Between sprints, we take 20-minute breaks to relax, drink and meet other writers. Running late? No worries — there are agendas at each table that can guide you on which phase of the evening you're arriving to.

Where to go

The Keep - 205 Cypress Ave, Queens, NY

Contact

Jon Rose, Cici Betsill & Nicole Graney. Contact us via direct message at @writingundertheinfluencenyc on Instagram or on meetup.com