July's Open Mic & Slam Night

Patricia Hartman

Published on: 01/08/2026

July brought back some amazing regulars to the Hometown Olathe Family Farm. Open mic night was amazing and we opened it with Riley sharing a beautiful song she had writtern! Read more about our first back to back winner and more!

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August's Editorial Advice Corner

Patricia Hartman

Published on: 01/08/2026

Patricia Hartman discusses how to accept and learn from editorial advice and learning to gracefully accept and use criticism when first starting the process with any manuscript because it will always feel personal and hard.

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Cheers to Midnight Garden Publishing House For Turning ONE!!!!

Mindy McVay

Published on: 01/08/2026

Read and Celebrate with Midnight Garden Publishing House LLC for their First year anniversary of business! Share the excitement with Mindy and Patricia as they showcase how much growth and success they have had in their new year!

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Writers In Residence Turns Ten

Nikola DeLanie

Published on: 01/07/2026

Writers in Residence is a Roaming Free writers group that pops up around the KC Metro every month to meet writers in their own neighborhoods. Read more about their ten year anniversary and what they are growing into to support their local writers.

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