This is a track of Cojournal for the North Carolina diaspora, if you know what I mean. As I’m from this place and many others are from here, too, who are in the regions where I wander in Southeast Asia (mostly), it seemed high time to interlink us as there’s something not quite ‘gettable’ if you’re not from here. And with so many people living away from home, creating a virtual sense of it through a shared sense of place, history, and vernacular seems like a way to design what I feel has always been missing for me abroad. ‘Home’ in NC. Let’s do that.

WHAT THIS IS. I’d like to connect us together for a ‘Cojournal,’ which is where we write, write together, and talk together sometimes about writing or whatever else we want. I’m always thinking up ways to get people together and to get us talking, if you know me. Here’s my website: http://dipikakohli.com, and here are reviews: http://dipikakohli.com/rv Relational art, I feel, at its finest will bring together a unique mix of perspectives and give us all pause to reflect and be, not just intellectualize or pursue ‘productivity’, but to explore ideas more roundly. I’m inspired by Governor’s School East and my experiences in Laurinburg, to be honest, quite a lot. In fact, the Area III Philosophy class precipitated many early versions of this project, Cojournal. Can expand on this if we get the opportunity to talk. NC is home for me, so I want to bring together the Tarheels who are far away from home and help us feel a little less far from it, in my own way. Experience it to know what that’s like…

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. So, yeah. A place to hang out with people who get it about where you are from. Familiarity with the vernacular we all know and maybe miss, when we are far from North Carolina. Company and a place to write and share about our writing experiences, or maybe, our homes away from NC, and how things have been for us as we’ve built these other places and found the communities that approximate a feeling of hospitality and welcome that… the South (used to have?… )

HOW IT WORKS.

• Cojournal is outlined here.
• This track is a simplified version of our normal program.
• Cojournal | North Carolina is a 5-month series, including prompts sent weekly over email to you that will be for ambient conversation 1:1, and a once-a-month Zoom call with our group [optional].
• No recordings. No group chats. No notifications. No obligation to ‘produce.’ It’s a space for you to connect with Cojournal and write and journal with us as you wish, over email.
• Starts with a Meet & Greet call, on the 17th. This is a chance for you to get to know us, and how it works to participate in our programs. Not required, but it’s an option.

FEE. The fee for participation in Cojournal | North Carolina is USD 48/mo. The monthly fee covers the costs of arranging meets, creating prompts that are relevant to the group’s emerging conversation and interest, and designing a curriculum to fit goals that you share with me through your applications.

NEXT START DATE. This group starts on the 17th of each month. Apply to be part of things through the link below.

HOW TO APPLY. To get started, please apply. Here is a link: kismuth.com/apply2026