How a Bunch of Ninjas Inspire Me to Keep Writing

For years, I doubted my storytelling skills, until a writing group helped me overcome my fear to hit publish.

Adrienne Parkhurst
6 min readJan 11, 2021

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Woman holding pen and writing in a journal.
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Since my Freshman year in college, the idea of being a good writer eluded me. I felt unprepared when I arrived on campus. My education fell short when compared to the suburban, rich kids at my liberal…

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Adrienne Parkhurst

Mom. Wife. Writer. Editor. Healthcare Freelance Writer. Lifetime Learner. Flawed Leader. Sharing my life lessons through personal essays and memoirs.