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Dear Reader,
What is life-writing?
Join me for a five-week, hands-on generative writing workshop with a special focus on biography and memoir. Whether you’re working on a personal essay, a private family history, a biography, or playing with memoir, y...
Dear Reader!
I fixed the Writing Workshop for a Public Audience link. Next month there will be a special focus on memoir and biography writing.
You can enroll here.
Until soon,
Sam
Please join me in two weeks for an open works...
Dear Reader!
Please join me in two weeks for an open workshop on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay, “Friendship”.
Details:
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Friendship
Thursday October 29, 2026
5:00pm - 6:30pm EST
Here is a link to...
Dear Reader,
Some notes for your Sunday afternoon:
There’s still time to enroll for a five week deep dive into Loneliness with me at the 92 ST Y Roundtable series. You can enroll here. Class begins two weeks from today!
Anne Carso...
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