“The Poet and The Line” Workshop Recording is Now Available
The recording of my virtual workshop on the poetic line is now available. … Read More “The Poet and The Line” Workshop Recording is Now Available
How I Help Writers: My First Year of Writing Coaching
Here are some of the projects I’ve taken on this year as a writing coach and independent teacher: … Read More How I Help Writers: My First Year of Writing Coaching
Online Writing Class – In the Breakroom: Micro-Memoirists Write about Work, June-July 2021
This class focuses on writing about how we spend our working lives. Often, the funniest—and most poignant—stories we tell our friends are about the jobs we’ve done to make money. But there are also stories to be told about our unpaid work: emotional labor, the caretaking of friends and family, housework, and “adulting.” Over the… Read More Online Writing Class – In the Breakroom: Micro-Memoirists Write about Work, June-July 2021
Online Writing Class: Micro-Memoirists Repair, March-April 2021
This course focuses on the theme of “repair” as subject matter and metaphor. Over the course of five weeks, we will read and write work that grapples with questions of fixing, healing, mending, rebuilding, restoration, and reconciliation. Some of the best memoirs ask questions that do not have clear answers. We will consider what has… Read More Online Writing Class: Micro-Memoirists Repair, March-April 2021
What I Published in 2020
Despite everything, I was able to continue my writing and publishing practice. I clocked 108 rejections this year. … Read More What I Published in 2020
Book Review of Through This Door: Wisconsin in Poems
During this time of social distancing, the idea of the door as a way of maintaining safety is especially relevant.… Read More Book Review of Through This Door: Wisconsin in Poems
Online Writing Class: Culinary Micro-Memoir, November-December 2020
I’m happy to announce that I’m carrying out the year with a culinary micro-memoir class. Our memories associated with food, eating, cooking, meals, and kitchens will serve as a portal into writing stories about our lives. You do not need any special experience with food, cooking, or food writing to take this class, just a… Read More Online Writing Class: Culinary Micro-Memoir, November-December 2020
What I’ve Written During the Pandemic
I hope everyone reading this is faring as well as can be expected during this extraordinary time. What I keep returning to in my mind is a desire to focus on gratitude that we have writing and reading as tools. I want to share a few of my recent publications related to the pandemic with… Read More What I’ve Written During the Pandemic
September-October 2020 Online Writing Classes: Writing Your Pandemic Story and Micro-Memoir 2.0
COVID-19 is a global pandemic, but every person has a unique story to share about summoning up resilience. Some writers who are keeping journals, diaries, or field notes during the pandemic haven’t yet figured out how to transform these writings into publishable works for an audience. For a multitude of different reasons, other writers are… Read More September-October 2020 Online Writing Classes: Writing Your Pandemic Story and Micro-Memoir 2.0
July-August 2020 Online Writing Classes: Writing Your Pandemic Story and Micro-Memoir 2.0
COVID-19 is a global pandemic, but every person has a unique story to share about summoning up resilience. Some writers who are keeping journals, diaries, or field notes during the pandemic haven’t yet figured out how to transform these writings into publishable works for an audience. For a multitude of different reasons, other writers are… Read More July-August 2020 Online Writing Classes: Writing Your Pandemic Story and Micro-Memoir 2.0
