OPEN STUDY: A writing and admin task co-working group
A weekly group that meets on zoom to focus on writing and admin tasks that support the writing life hosted by Cody Cook-Parrott
Body Doubling as an art form
What is Open Study?
Open Study is an experimental co-working group focused on writing and the tasks we do to support the writing life.
We meet on Mondays and Thursdays, 9–11am EST on Zoom, to work alongside others in a quiet, supportive environment. People bring whatever supports their creative practice that day—writing, revision, emails, planning, scheduling, follow-through.
How does it work?
Open Study is sliding scale $33-77/mo. We meet two times a week with a guest artist workshop every month and a monthly show and tell session. Open Study is not a therapeutic support group, but we do share big feelings. Open Study is focused on the work and the process of writing first and foremost.
You crave something slower, something real.
The hum of constant connection. The tabs that multiply, the scroll that dulls. You spend your days making, teaching, tending, but your own creative rhythm feels faint. The drafts pile up. The notebooks stay closed. You crave something slower, something real. You want to touch what you make, to feel time move again in your hands.
Imagine instead: a small envelope in your mailbox each month. You make tea. You sit down. Inside: a letter and a set of prompts, an invitation to notice what’s already here. You read slowly. You underline a line that catches. You begin to write.
The tangible: a printed letter and prompts in the mail each month.
The sensory: the ritual of opening, reading, holding, and keeping.
The benefit: more attention, rhythm, and creative momentum.
The cumulative effect: a quiet archive of your creative life — growing, month by month.
This is PROMPTS. A small, steady correspondence between your attention and the world.
“Cody’s writing prompts always have such an amazing feel to them. Always poetic, never overly prescriptive. I love sitting down with Cody’s prompts after a class and having time in solitude to explore my inner landscape.”
― Stacy, student from The Tapestry and The Web online course
Who this is for:
Writers who need a nudge.
You want to write, but you get stuck at the blank page. A monthly packet in the mail gives you structure without pressure.
Artists and thinkers across mediums.
Prompts isn’t just for “writers.” It’s for anyone who works with language, image, or idea. The prompts are doorways you can walk through in your own way.
People craving analog rhythm.
If you’re tired of screens, newsletters, and constant notifications, Prompts is your slow alternative. Ink on paper. A letter you can tuck in a notebook. Something to hold.
Queer, weirdo, tender-hearted folks.
The themes are expansive—about intimacy, memory, attention, devotion. If you’re looking for a practice that sees you as you are, this is a space for you.
Those who want to practice with others.
Each set of prompts is designed to be done alone or with a partner, a friend, a class, a writing group. PROMPTS can be a solitary ritual—or a communal one.
Why an analog newsletter?
In a world where almost everything arrives by notification, I wanted to make something that arrives by hand. Something you can hold. When I write or read on paper, my body slows down. My attention shifts from the abstract to the immediate.
Writing by hand has always been part of my creative practice. It’s how I listen, how I make sense, how I begin again. The page keeps me honest. The mailbox reminds me that connection can move slowly and still arrive right on time.
PROMPTS is built on this belief — that what we touch, we remember. That the act of writing by hand, and the ritual of receiving mail, can re-train our attention toward care, creativity, and the living world.
There’s no PDF or digital backup for PROMPTS, intentionally. The rhythm depends on touch, slowness, and the privacy of paper.
Inside the envelope:
Each month centers on a different theme. Inside the envelope you'll find a short letter, a set of writing prompts, and a small note or quote that ties it all together.
Monthly themes for 2026
January - - - Beginnings
February - - - Holding
March - - - Attention
April - - - Memory
May - - - Thresholds
June - - - Body
July - - - Listening
August - - - Edges
September - - - Structure
October - - - Shadows
November - - - Devotion
December - - - Rest
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you subscribe monthly to PROMPTS you can cancel at anytime. If you subscribe for one year you may not have a prorated refund. There are no refunds for Prompts.
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Not at all. PROMPTS is for anyone who wants to notice more, make more, or simply have a creative rhythm in their life. The prompts are open enough to work for poets, journal-keepers, artists, or anyone who doesn't yet call themselves "a writer."
You do not need to have a business, an art practice, or even any idea what you want to write and talk about in order to sign up for PROMPTS. This isn't about getting better or worse at something—it's about being off our screens and in our work with consistency and ease. This will support you in having more clarity in how you talk about and share your work and bring it into the world on a timeline that works for you.
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As much or as little as you want. Some people spend 5 minutes, others an hour. The prompts don’t expire—you can return to them anytime.
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Yes. PROMPTS is designed to be done alone or with others. Many people use them in writing groups, classrooms, or even as conversation starters at the table.
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Because we don’t need more email. PROMPTS is meant to be held, folded, tucked into your notebook. Something slow, something real.
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Mail is unpredictable, but PROMPTS will be sent at the end of each month to arrive in the first week of the next month.
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My home studio in Cedar, MI.