Matters community invites you to join “Free Write in 7 days” to complete a seven-day Free Writing diary.

Event registration starts on July 29 while the writing session begins on August 5. You can sign up directly on this page or click "Event Information" for more details.

Free Write means writing within a limited time without focusing much on rhetoric, grammar or structure, allowing your thoughts flow. It's about returning to the inner place, writing on a topic for twenty minutes or half an hour only, then seeing what you've written without judging it. You have to believe in what you've written is the most important content.

The topic is "Life Stories with Food." Eating is a part of our daily life, food reflects our personality and identity. Our taste is very personal while it is collective, the act of eating connects us with others. This event invites you to start with the most common element, "food," and share your memorable stories with us.

[This Session's Topics]

Day 1: When it comes to "food" , what is the first scene that comes to your mind? What role and state are you in this scene? Describe it as much detail as possible.

Day 2: Describe your comfort food. For example, write the scenarios in how you think of it, how it affects you, and why it brings you comfort.

Day 3: Write the most memorable meal you had with friends or family. Describe how special that meal was. What environment, food and feelings made you enjoyed it so much?

Day 4: If your stomach had an identity that didn't necessarily match yours, what would it be? How was this identity formed?

Day 5: Describe the most unbearable meal that caused you a bad experience, including the scenario, feeling or the taste.

Day 6: Describe a space related to "food" that deeply impressed you. It could be a kitchen, dining room, restaurant or street. Share your experiences and stories in that space.

Day 7: Is cooking (including making instant noodles and coffee) a routine or a special activity to you? Write a story about cooking.