Workshops
2025
“Writing Letters: Dispatches to the Divine,” Ritualwell (online), April 4, 11 am - 1:30 pm. (CT)
“When Everything Changed: Writing Your Marker Story,” Story Studio Chicago (online), Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
“Words that Woo: Literary Activism” Lighthouse Lit Fest, (online) June 6, 2025, 10 am - noon (CT)
“Literary Lightning: Finding the Poetry in Your Prose,” Lighthouse Lit Fest, (online), June 9, 2025, 10 am - noon (CT)
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The Dig: Memoir as Personal Archeology
Taking the Pandemic to the Page
What the Moment Can Hold
Literary Letters: Essays in Epistle
Honoring Heirlooms in Words
The Essay in Ten Types
Writing the Spiritual Essay
The Art of Memoir
That Which We Call a Rose
Writing in Place
Deconstructing Didion
Making Art from Life: Writing Personal Narratives
Writing Reunion
Writing the Lost Loved One
Writing as Time Travel: Memory in Memoir
Setting the Pace in Creative Nonfiction
Leaving a Legacy By Letter
Eight Essential Elements of Essay
Truth in Memoir
Essay as Song: What Essayists Can Learn from the Songwriters
One True Sentence
Inspiring Sparks for Spiritual Self Care
Writing for Personal Discovery: Making Art from Life
Life Stories & Legacy
Reading and Writing the Personal Essay
Writing Wrongs
The Power of Personal Narrative
Finding Your Writer’s Voice
Winter Writing Workshop in the Woods
Writing Your Ethical Will: So That Your Values Live On
Intermediate/Advanced Memoir & Personal Essay
Writing Family Secrets
Find Your Story
Personal Essay & Memoir
Spiritual Journaling Workshop
The Craft of the Personal Essay
Turning Life Stories into Personal Essays
Writing the Personal Essay
Writing the Radio Essay
Writing for Personal Discovery