Wood Shed Writers

The Wood Shed Writers are a collective of writers from many professions and generations, united by a shared passion for creative expression. Based in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, they’ve gathered weekly for years to share their work, offer feedback, and build a space rooted in trust, craft, and laughter.

What began as a private circle of storytelling has grown into something more: a long-held dream to bring their voices to the public. Thus, The Wood Shed Writers publication was born.

Wood Shed Writers, Greater Pittsburgh Area | est. 2024

  • Antelope Canyon

    Written By

    WoodShedWriters

    Antelope Canyon by Lisa McCormack Tajak is a short travel reflection inside the glowing sandstone corridors of the canyon. It lingers on awe, scale, and… more ›

  • Interview

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    I sought you out hoping to find my prophet, but I only succeeded in burying a martyr. Outside, the wind in the trees sounded like… more ›

  • It’s All Fleeting

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    I am quite sure  I am a randomly assembled mass of stardust  gravitationally affixed to a sphere of rock  as it hurtles  through a cosmic… more ›

  • Nearly Dawn

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    troubled againand sleepless climbed outmy bedroom window sat on the eavejutting out beneath itsat in the night and with itout on the roof though maybei… more ›

  • Orpheus alone

    Written By

    Jeremy C.

    Orpheus, alone Outside rimed windows sleet-locked sidewalks resemble an empty arctic plain. I stare and my breath rhythmically fogs the glass. Considering that whispered farewell… more ›

  • Shelia’s Saga, Pts. 3 & 4

    Written By

    dangelsaj

    Parts 1 and 2 can be found here. Sheila walked through the door of her home, feeling a bit more powerful.  Soon she was surrounded… more ›

  • A Kairos Moment

    Written By

    Blair

    I was seven and on an errand for my Nana. I left the house in its usual bedlam, my brother and two sisters watching morning… more ›

  • Forgotten Space

    Written By

    Dianne F

    I don’t know what to expect when I walk into the courthouse carrying the emergency PFA and police documents. The elevator sign on the first… more ›

  • Elder

    Written By

    GeneL

    It was a long stretch, maybe too long, when his instructor said it was time.  “Time for what?” he asked.  “Time for you to start… more ›

  • Exhibit P

    Written By

    john a

    Following the arraignment, preliminary hearings, discoveries, two hung juries, and one hostile confrontation between the defendant and a state’s witness during a press conference, the… more ›