True Crime Grief and Writing The In Between

A structured speed friending event designed for queer adults 35 and up to make genuine connections in a low-pressure setting. You'll rotate through quick conversations with other attendees, perfect for expanding your social circle and finding your people. Hosted at Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop, a welcoming community space in Bushwick.

A writers' collective built for queer and trans writers of color to show up as they are. Margin Scribes creates space to share work, build accountability with people who get it, and strengthen the creative community around storytelling that reflects your life. All levels welcome—whether you're workshopping your first piece or your fiftieth.

Tuesday nights in July and August belong to writers ready to commit to their craft. Hive Mind's free Queer Writing Nights are expanding for the summer — bring a project, a prompt, or just the intention to show up and write alongside people who get it. Coffee's hot, the community's welcoming, and the accountability is real.

Every Tuesday in July and August, writers gather at Hive Mind to spend the evening actually writing—no pressure, no critique, just the quiet momentum of showing up. It's free, it's in a space that gets queer literature, and it's the kind of low-key commitment that somehow makes the work happen. Bring a project, a blank page, or just the intention to sit down and write.

A poetry reading and open mic that lifts up marginalized voices while raising funds for Bushwick City Farms. This is the kind of night where the room gets quiet when someone reads something true, and you leave thinking about what you heard. Come share your own work, listen to poets who get it, and support a community garden doing real work in the neighborhood.

Thursday mornings at Hive Mind are for writers who actually show up. Bring your laptop, your draft, your half-finished idea — whatever stage you're in. You'll have a quiet corner, good coffee, and a room full of queer and trans writers doing the same thing. No pressure to perform or network; just the steady hum of people working on their stuff, with the option to grab coffee or chat if the mood strikes.