# The Long Pause

A newsletter about being creative, being stuck, and what to do about it.

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## [Ass in Chair // August 2026](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/ass-in-chair-august-2026)

_2026-08-02 · Erinn Batykefer_

August is the Sunday of the year, am I right?

## [Let's Read a Poem Together!](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/lets-read-a-poem-together)

_2026-07-13 · Erinn Batykefer_

Rebecca Lehman's "Rock Cycle," from The Sweating Sickness

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206757936/e91cae3c33b0deb03534d5538558a5b8.mp3)

## [ASS IN CHAIR // JULY 2026](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/ass-in-chair-july-2026)

_2026-06-28 · Erinn Batykefer_

Sit your ass down.

## [WHAT IT IS: What is a Memory?](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/what-it-is-what-is-a-memory)

_2026-06-11 · Erinn Batykefer_

Tell me about your perfect monster! 🫣

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201292617/ff57d12e3d18cc642d67b613c74be354.mp3)

## [Ass in Chair // June 2026](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/ass-in-chair-june-2026)

_2026-05-29 · Erinn Batykefer_

Summer is here, the light is long. Let's use it!

## [Press Play ▶️ An Interview with Jason Storms](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/press-play-an-interview-with-jason)

_2026-05-21 · Erinn Batykefer_

"writing—the act and the product—are merely the most visible aspects of the writing life"

## [WHAT IT IS: What is an image?](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/what-it-is-what-is-an-image)

_2026-05-14 · Erinn Batykefer_

Let's get into it.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197587817/7e4b64a9927611ac2f0d226817947fa5.mp3)

## [Ass in Chair Collective: May 2026](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/ass-in-chair-collective-may-2026)

_2026-05-03 · Erinn Batykefer_

⚡Time to sign up for your weekly dose of creative community!⚡

## [Ass in Chair Collective: April 2026](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/ass-in-chair-collective-april-2026)

_2026-03-30 · Erinn Batykefer_

Time to sign up for your weekly dose of creative community!

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_2026-03-30 · **Sponsored**_

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## [FREE Ass in Chair: Monday 3/23!](https://erinnbatykefer.substack.com/p/free-ass-in-chair-monday-323)

_2026-03-21 · Erinn Batykefer_

Equinox Party time!!!