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<channel><title><![CDATA[Sarah Kilch Gaffney - News]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news]]></link><description><![CDATA[News]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:40:25 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Writing through Grief in June]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-in-june]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-in-june#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:20:50 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing through Grief]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-in-june</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll be facilitating a Writing through Grief workshop at Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 6-7:30 pm. This workshop is FREE, but registration is required.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I'll be facilitating a Writing through Grief workshop at Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 6-7:30 pm. This workshop is FREE, but registration is required.</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/hvwa-wtg-4-26_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health in April]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-in-april]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-in-april#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:00:24 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-in-april</guid><description><![CDATA[For folks in the Brunswick, Maine area, I'll be teaching a Journaling for Better Health series this spring. More details below!        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">For folks in the Brunswick, Maine area, I'll be teaching a Journaling for Better Health series this spring. More details below!<br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/jbh-mh-apr-26_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanti Arts: Something to Hold On To]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/shanti-arts-something-to-hold-on-to]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/shanti-arts-something-to-hold-on-to#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:24:56 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Knitting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/shanti-arts-something-to-hold-on-to</guid><description><![CDATA[My essay, "Something to Hold On To," was reprinted in Shanti Arts' Spring 2026 Issue, themed Making a Life. You can read the essay here, and check out the whole issue here.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">My essay, "Something to Hold On To," was reprinted in Shanti Arts' Spring 2026 Issue, themed Making a Life. You can read the essay <a href="https://www.shantiarts.co/SPAQ/SPAQ61/files/gaffney.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, and check out the whole issue <a href="https://www.shantiarts.co/SPAQ/files/SPAQ_current.html?mc_cid=c16ca643c7&amp;mc_eid=e4889b6180#gsc.tab=0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/screenshot-2026-03-05-at-11-26-53-am_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red Eft: January/February 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-januaryfebruary-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-januaryfebruary-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:27:10 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Hester Kaplan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Monson Arts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-januaryfebruary-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[The latest issue of my newsletter, The Red Eft, is available here. It's got a poem writing prompt, some recipes to try, writing and workshop updates, and features my friend Hester Kaplan's new book: Twice Born: Finding My Father in the Margins of Biography.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">The latest issue of my newsletter, The Red Eft, is available <a href="https://mailchi.mp/cda210d468e1/janfeb-2026-newsletter-17471094" target="_blank">here</a>. It's got a poem writing prompt, some recipes to try, writing and workshop updates, and features my friend Hester Kaplan's new book: <em>Twice Born: Finding My Father in the Margins of Biography</em>.<br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/cover-reveal-twice-born-faux-book-yellow-paint_orig.jpeg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health at the Vassalboro Public Library: March 27, 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-at-the-vassalboro-public-library-march-27-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-at-the-vassalboro-public-library-march-27-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:21:45 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/journaling-for-better-health-at-the-vassalboro-public-library-march-27-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/jbh-at-vpl-march-26_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing through Grief: February 13, 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-february-13-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-february-13-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:56:11 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category><category><![CDATA[MaineGeneral]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing through Grief]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/writing-through-grief-february-13-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll be teaching a free Writing through Grief workshop at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Maine, on Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. More information below.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I'll be teaching a free Writing through Grief workshop at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Maine, on Friday, February 13, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. More information below.</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/haccc-wtg-feb-26_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming Workshops]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/upcoming-workshops]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/upcoming-workshops#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:09:16 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[MaineGeneral]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/upcoming-workshops</guid><description><![CDATA[      [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/winter-26-journaling-flyer_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red Eft November/December 2025]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-novemberdecember-2025]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-novemberdecember-2025#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Brain Injury]]></category><category><![CDATA[Carole Starr]]></category><category><![CDATA[Farmer ish]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/the-red-eft-novemberdecember-2025</guid><description><![CDATA[My latest newsletter is here! It features a bunch of scrumptious holiday recipes, my dear friend Carole Starr and her new book of wisdom about navigating life after brain injury, a writing prompt, some reading recommendations, and more! You can read the issue here.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">My latest newsletter is here! It features a bunch of scrumptious holiday recipes, my dear friend Carole Starr and her new book of wisdom about navigating life after brain injury, a writing prompt, some reading recommendations, and more! You can read the issue <a href="https://mailchi.mp/112ec68e2cf7/novdec-2025-newsletter-17469907" target="_blank">here</a>.<br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/silverlearnings_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something To Hold On To]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/something-to-hold-on-to]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/something-to-hold-on-to#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:58:58 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Farmer ish]]></category><category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parenthood]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/something-to-hold-on-to</guid><description><![CDATA[My latest essay, Something To Hold On To, was published in Farmer-ish's Winter Solstice Issue on the theme of Making. It is about knitting and grief and things between. You can check out the entire 2025 Winter Solstice Issue here. (Photo credit:&nbsp;Nadia Clabassi, Unsplash)        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">My latest essay, <a href="https://farmerish.net/something-to-hold-on-to/" target="_blank">Something To Hold On To</a>, was published in <a href="https://farmerish.net/" target="_blank">Farmer-ish</a>'s Winter Solstice Issue on the theme of Making. It is about knitting and grief and things between. You can check out the entire 2025 Winter Solstice Issue <a href="https://farmerish.net/making-vol-4-no-4/" target="_blank">here</a>. (Photo credit:&nbsp;<em><a href="https://unsplash.com/@fotosintesinadia">Nadia Clabassi, Unsplash)</a></em></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/screenshot-2025-12-22-at-6-51-55-pm_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Workshop Series at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/new-workshop-series-at-the-harold-alfond-center-for-cancer-care]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/new-workshop-series-at-the-harold-alfond-center-for-cancer-care#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:50:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[MaineGeneral]]></category><category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/news/new-workshop-series-at-the-harold-alfond-center-for-cancer-care</guid><description><![CDATA[Journaling for Better Health Series, January-February, 2026. This series is for patients and their family members/care partners at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Maine, as well as local community members who have or have had cancer regardless of where they received treatment.        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><strong>Journaling for Better Health Series</strong>, January-February, 2026. This series is for patients and their family members/care partners at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, Maine, as well as local community members who have or have had cancer regardless of where they received treatment.</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.sarahkilchgaffney.com/uploads/3/8/1/4/38140011/cancer-center-winter_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>