Pics from our Silent Coloring Party @countwaylibrary.bsky.social! I filled the room with melodies of love & resilience on the piano. We had fun coloring, doodling, & drinking hot choc together. Thanks all for coming!🎨🎹 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #silentcoloringparty #pianoimprovisation

Pics from my Gothic Silent Reading Party! I had so much fun playing piano at the Countway Library. Thanks all for coming! Be a light for others. Keep your imagination alive & read more boooks! 🕯️📖 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #gothic #gothicsilentreadingparty

GOTHIC SILENT READING PARTY! Today Oct 22, 2025 at Countway Library! I’ll be improvising frightfully relaxing music with a gothic twist to set the mood for fun October reading! 🍁👻🧛 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #gothicpiano #pianoimprovisation #medicalhumanities #gothicsilentreadingparty

Silent Reading Party & Paws 📚🎹🐾 fun pics! Sasha (HUPD) was a rock star at the Countway! She played guitar & BYOB (a “Pup Light” gift from me instead of a book) while I played the piano! #SilentReadingParty #SilentWritingParty #Communutyengagementdog #therapydog #medicalhumanities #pianoimprovisation

SILENT READING PARTY & PAWS! 📚🐾 July 14, 2025 (Mon) from 3-4:30 pm with a very special guest 🐶! Come read with Sasha & enjoy live music (by me) at the Countway Library! #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #dog #therapydog #wellness #mentalhealth #medicalhumanities

Taking my Silent Reading Party wherever I go! Big thanks to @hauntedshores.bsky.social @macabredanse.bsky.social
for the chance to play music at the Unquiet Shores conference @edinburghnapier.bsky.social! 🎹🔊 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #hauntedshores #unquietshores #pianoimprovisation

Another fun Silent Reading Party at Countway Library! Thanks all for coming and for the kind comments about my improvisation, confirming music soothes, heals, and brings people together! #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #pianoimprovisation #mentalhealthawareness #countway #medicalhumanities

Today! SILENT READING PARTY🎵WITH ZINES! May 15, 3-4pm at Countway Library! Listen to live music improvised just for you, read a book, or check out zines from the library's zine-making workshop!☕️🌻 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #pianoimprovisation #livemusic #book #medicalhumanities #reading

SPRING IS FOR READING! 💐📖 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #reader #writer #reading #writing #music #books #spring #flowers #wellness #wellbeing #mentalhealthawareness #nature #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #medicalhumanities

SILENT READING PARTY🎵 WITH ZINES! May 15, 3-4pm at Countway Library! Take a break, read zines from the library's zine-making workshop, & listen to live music improvised just for you! ☕️🌻 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #pianoimprovisation #livemusic #mentalhealthawareness #medicalhumanities

I WOULD RATHER BEE READING 🐝📚 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #reading #writing #writer #bee

February Silent Reading Party at the Countway Library with hot beverages & live music (by me!). Love is in the air for books and tunes that remind us of the tribulations & joys in life. I had a fun time on the piano! Thanks all for coming! #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #pianoimprovisation

Upcoming Silent Reading Party!🎶📚 Feb 12 at the Countway Library. Enjoy live music (by me!) that evoke love, self-empowerment, & resilience while sipping hot beverages. Take a break & pamper yourself! #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #medicalhumanities #reading

Another fun Silent Reading Party at the Countway Library yesterday! We had yummy hot chocolate & donuts! Plus very productive reading/writing time! 📖☕️🍩🎹 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #pianoimprovisation #writer #musician #livemusic #piano #music #medicalhumanities #wellbeing

Come to my Silent Reading Party today at the Countway Library! Sip hot beverages & listen to relaxing music while you read. I’ll be improvising new tunes plus old classics and seasonal surprises on the piano! 🎶📚☕️ #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #piano #music

READ MORE BOOKS 📖📚 #reading #writing #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #reader #writer #musician #piano #music #books

Silent Reading Party, Thur Dec 12, 3 to 5 pm, Countway Library

Come to my Silent Reading Party this Thurs at the Countway Library! Sip hot cocoa & enjoy live piano music specifically arranged & improvised (by me!) to set the mood for reading. Let’s have fun together! 📚☕️🎶 #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #livemusic #pianoimprovisation #medicalhumanities

I hosted another Silent Reading Party & improvised live music at Countway Library! We had so much fun together. Love the National Library of Medicine exhibit “The Yellow Wall-Paper”! #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #writer #pianist #pianoimprovisation #CharlottePerkinsGilman #YellowWallpaper

Drink Good Tea. Read Good Books. ☕️📚 #booklover #tea #books #reading #writing #fun #writers #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #writingcommunity #writerslife

Writers on Not Writing: Mimi Manyin and Melanie Brooks - The Masters Review Writers pour so much energy into their craft that sometimes we forget that creative pursuits other than writing can fill us up in other important ways. Here, we’ll look at how two writers—Mimi Manyin ...

Read my piece on how music and improvisation can inspire writing at The Masters Review! 🎶✍️ mastersreview.com/writers-on-n... #writingcraft #improvisation #pianoimprovisation #silentreadingparty #silentwritingparty #writersblock #writer #musician #piano #music #creativewriting #writingcommunity