November 2026 Week 2 Events Including Pie Day!

Image: Blurred Fall leaves on an orange tinged background. The words "Upcoming Events" in a dark orange brown are centered over 4 duo toned rectangles. The white half of each has a date and times listed in it and the translucent half has a text description of the event as follows: 12 November 5 - 7 p.m.  Sockmonkey Hosted Write-in at Proctor Restaurant; 14 November 10 - 11 a.m. Sockmonkey Hosted Zoom Write-in***; 14 November 1 - 3 p.m. MIDWAY PIE DAY and MUG EXCHANGE POTLUCK; 15 November 3 - 6 p.m. Write Time at Electric Coffee Cafe in Sumner. The PCSockmonkey Writers logo with Polly Esther and Pierson is in the lower left corner and the words 'Visit writinginpierce.blogspot.com for more details' are in the lower right.

 Hello Sockmonkeys!

It's really hard to believe it's November already, but here we are. I'm not sure how many of you are participating in either the traditional 50K words in 30 days challenge or if you've set your own sort of challenge this month, but if you'd like to write with some other local writers either virtually or in person, here is a short list of the events coming up next week. You are also more than welcome to sprint with Sprinto the bot on our Discord server or to check there for any events that other community members decide to host throughout the month. One of our members has also posted a TrackBear link, if you'd like to join that to check your progress against other Sockmonkeys. (If you're not in our Discord but would like the link, please send an email to the pcsockmonkeywriters email address and I'll send it to you.)

***I put the asterisks next to this Zoom event on the graphic because I was waiting to hear from the host if this was still ongoing. It is. If you need the link, it is posted in our Discord or you can email the Sockmonkey email address and I'd be happy to share it with you. They meet weekly.

While it started during NaNoWriMo, it has been a fun tradition, and you don't have to be participating in a writing challenge to join us, the Midway Pie Day and Mug Exchange Potluck is open to all. I will create a separate post soon to make the details easier to find but for now please know it will be held:

Saturday, November 14th, 2026 from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Graham Pierce County Library.

I do hope you'll join us for some or all of the event!

Also, don't forget to join Jen aka jexx at the Electric Coffee House in Sumner on Sunday, November 15th from 3 - 6 p.m. for some coffee shop ambiance while you write.

Finally, please save Saturday, December 5th from 1 - 3 p.m. and plan to attend our End of Year Potluck and Blind Book Exchange.

Whether you're tackling a challenge or a new project or not, I do hope that you and yours are well.

3rd Quarter Potluck Soup Recipe--it's LENTILS!

 Look, frando, I'm a soup witch. I just am. And I do have a go-to potluck soup. There are different tweaks I make to it (depending on what I remember to put in, and what is in my house at the time of creation), but for the past few years it has nearly always been lentil-based.

I can't help it. I always have lentils in the house, and they absorb seasoning and aromatic flavors like a dream. They are filling, and nutritious, and you can adjust the texture with a simple whiz of an immersion blender. 

This one is a curry-flavored soup, made with coconut milk. It adds creaminess without the worry of a curdle in a long-held soup. It's a lighter soup, perfect for a summer lunch.

The lemon was the real eye-opener. I didn't realize what a difference a little squeeze of citrus would make to what was already a delicious bowl.

Anyway, if you like soup, and writing, come to our next event. I usually bring little plastic containers (we buy a lot of deli meats in those little rectangle boxes and I refuse to throw them away) so you can take some home with you. I'm always desperate to empty the pot and fill your bellies.

Here's the recipe: