This is a group for anyone interested in writing. Whether you are a new writer or have years of experience, this group's goal is to provide an opportunity for sharing and encouragement. We will write together using prompts and share our writings with each other. Most importantly, we will offer help and positive insights to other group members. (Disclosure: There is no cost to be a member of this writing circle, however, I do ask for a $5 donation when attending a meeting to assist with offsettin …

Word Weavers West Michigan meets the first and third Tuesday of every month. Our vision is to provide encouragement, accountability, education, inspiration & support for current and aspiring Christian writers and speakers.  As talented communicators are raised up and equipped, our we work to give testimony to our King and influence culture in the direction of Christ - one word at a time. We have added dues for 2010. But don't let the idea of paying or not paying dues hinder you from coming. No o …

Local Authors,Writers success team. Join our Authors / Writers Networking to The Extreme Team. Come aboard the entrepreneurs ARK today ! Our cost are to high, opportunities to few! Let's do something about it. Can building your business help our business? Join forces with the Authors to print and sell more books... Calling all: · Published Authors · Writers · Publishers · Editors · Illustrators · Printers · Book Stores · Library’s · Copy write/Legal · Design/Layout Sign Up now to Attend the Auth …

This is a forum for authors who would like to give and receive feedback, support and professional advice with other writers in the area, with an eye toward getting our work published in legitimate professional venues. We welcome works-in-progress in all genres. We will meet twice each month in coffee shops and libraries. Specific times and locations TBD. "We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." ~ Ernest Hemingway

We are a group of web developers in the Grand Rapids, MI area. We discuss all parts of developing for the web, from HTML, CSS, and Javascript to design, user experience, usability, accessibility, and tools. Whether you write code, write content, design, or manage, when you work on the web there is a lot of common ground.  Join us to learn from each other about best web practices, cross-browser compatibility, Javascript frameworks, style hacks, HTML5, and other web-related topics. You should al …

Mid-Michigan Atheists and Humanists is a proactive, social, educational, non-profit,  organization whose central goal is to protect the welfare of society by defending the wall of separation between church and state and protecting our First Amendment Rights. We monitor ongoing political events and provide information to our membership when we observe a breach forming in that wall. We write letters to the editors and legislators. We hold protests and initiate legal actions when necessary. Additi …

This is an brand new experimental Quantified Self group for Grand Rapids, MI. It's QS on the rapids - an eclectic exploration of self-tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about yourself. If you have a self-tracking story to share or want to come and learn and be inspired, join us! Topics include, but are not limited to: • Aging in Place Technology • Behavior change and monitoring • Caregiving of digital patients • Chemical Body Load Counts • Citizen …