I just submitted my application to volunteer here. I am SO glad I remembered this place. 826NYC is a non-profit dedicated to keeping the love of writing (and learning in general) alive in kids. They do tutoring, workshops, field trips - the works. And it was founded by one of my favorite authors ever, Dave Eggers, who was way more excited about my NYU friend when I met him a few years ago, but it’s okay, I forgive him.

I’ve been desperately searching for something free and interesting I can do in 2012, and most writing/storytelling/improv/crafting/anything workshops are like half a month’s rent for a few classes and then they’re over and life is boring again and you’re out a lot of money and you’re alone and sad and everything’s the worst. I had been doing a free workshop with a group of Columbia MFAs and former writing majors, but it was an hour away and started feeling like an obligation, particularly since it was on Monday and Mondays are always too long. And with January being the started of boyfriendless evenings Tuesday through Friday due to class, and the office move to Brooklyn, I need a weeknight activity within commuting range.

So if you should find this, 826NYC, I’m crazy stoked to join and forgot to mention that I have four years of high school newspaper dictatoring/editing under my belt too.