Classes
Omega Institute: Writing About Ancestors Weekend
Via Zoom · Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2024
Past Class
I taught remotely as part of Narrative Healing’s in-person weekend devoted to writing about ancestors at Omega Institute, with Lisa Weinert, Jamia Wilson, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, and Kim Thai.
Family Stories We (Tell Ourselves We) Can’t Tell
In Person · MDC · Mar 16, 2024 · 1 to 3 PM ET
Past Class · Miami Book Fair
When writing about family, many of us come up against stories we believe we can’t tell. In this generative and supportive workshop, we explored our stories and concerns around them, and considered possibilities that may emerge around the edges. Limited to 15 students. Priced for accessibility. Scholarships available.
Family History With Imagination
On Zoom · Sept 30, 2023 · 1 PM to 4 PM ET
Past Class · Miami Book Fair Online
It’s entirely possible to write factually about complex family history and harms while making space for creativity. We explored ways of integrating empiricism, feeling, and imagination. We brought a pen, notebook, and index cards. Also, facts, questions, feelings, intuitions, synchronicities, speculations, and a sense of play. Limited to 15 students. Scholarships available.
Ancestors, Inspiration, and the Thinning Veil: A Ritual
On Zoom · Oct 28, 2023 · 1:30 to 3:30 PM ET
Past Class
This ritual, held as the autumn solstice approached, honored the earth and the season, cultivated connection to spirit and the sacred, and invited inspiration and direction for writing and life in the year ahead. An online ritual community provided an extended container for sharing. Scholarships available.
Family History With Imagination
On Zoom · Jun 18, 2023
Past Class
It’s entirely possible to write factually about complex family history and harms while making space for creativity. We explored ways of integrating empiricism, feeling, and imagination. We brought a pen, notebook, and index cards. Also, facts, questions, feelings, intuitions, synchronicities, speculations, and a sense of play. Scholarships available.
Writing About Ancestor Trouble
On Zoom · Jan 4 to Mar 7, 2023
Past Class
This open-genre writing class focused on acknowledging troubled family histories honestly, open-heartedly, and with imagination. The objective was to help students move ever-closer to the story they wanted to tell. The focus was on cultivating an immersive and generative relationship to the histories that feed your writing. Scholarships available.
