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Writing the Mother Wound One Day Intensive on December 3rd

I first launched Writing the Mother Wound in 2018. I’ve since taught dozens of one-day and multi-week classes and worked with dozens of writers. In 2019, I moderated the standing room only Writing the Mother Wound Panel at AWP, and have partnered with Longreads and NYU’s Latinx Project to publish mother wound essays. (Read more here on the journey of creating the Writing Mother Wound Movement…

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Writing for the Seasons: Winter

This online class is part of the 2023 Writing for the Seasons Series with Vanessa Mártir. The session is scheduled for the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere, the Winter Solstice, on Thursday, December 21st at 7pm. The class will be held online via zoom. The theme of this generative class is RELEASE. When: December 21st, 2023, 7-9pm ESTHow much: $36Where: Online via ZoomTo register…

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Master Manifesting: Setting Writing Intentions for 2024 with Vanessa Mártir

I’ve often been asked: How have you done it, V? What people were really asking is: How have you created this writing life for yourself, V? How have you done it without an MFA? Without the connections and networking that comes with an MFA? How have you done it your way?  One of the ways is this: I set writing intentions.  In this two hour class, we’ll go through the process of setting writing…

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Writing for the Season: Fall

This online class is the third of 2023 Writing for the Seasons Series with Vanessa Mártir. This one is extra special because I had to cancel the Summer Solstice when my mother passed away this past June. The session is scheduled for the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox, on Saturday, September 23rd at 12pm ET. The classes will be held online via zoom.  The theme…

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Write Together Mondays coming in September & December

Tired of writing alone? Writing doesn’t have to be a solitary act! Or at least it doesn’t have to be on Write Together Mondays in September and December! When: 7-9pm ET on September 11th, 18th, 25th & December 4th, 11th, 18th How does it work? We’ll do four pomodoros together (25 minutes of writing + 5 minute break x 4). The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method based on 25-minute…

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Writing for the Season: Summer

This online class is the second of 2023 Writing for the Seasons Series with Vanessa Mártir.  The session is scheduled for the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice, on June 21st at 7pm EST. The class will be held via zoom.  The theme of the first class is THE GREAT OUTDOORS because summer means folks are out of school (mostly), summer Fridays are in full effect, we…

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Writing the Mother Wound One Day Intensive on June 3rd

I first launched Writing the Mother Wound in 2018. I’ve since taught dozens of one-day and multi-week classes and worked with dozens of writers. In 2019, I moderated the standing room only Writing the Mother Wound Panel at AWP, and have partnered with Longreads and NYU’s Latinx Project to publish mother wound essays. On June 3rd, I am facilitating a one-day, online Writing the Mother Wound…

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Writing for the Seasons: Spring

This online class is the first of 2023 Writing for the Seasons Series with Vanessa Mártir.  The session is scheduled for the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, the vernal equinox, on March 20th at 7pm EST. The classes will be held via zoom.  The theme of the first class is NEW BEGINNINGS because spring is the promise that everything (us included) can begin again.  A few days…

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Writing for the Seasons 2023

I started Writing for the Seasons in 2022, and am bringing the series back in 2023. Writing for the Seasons is a generative writing class on the first day of the seasons: Spring on March 20th, Summer on June 21st, Fall on September 23rd & Winter on December 21st. We begin on the first day of spring, the vernal equinox, on March 20th at 7pm ET. The theme of the generative class is NEW…

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Master Manifesting: Setting Writing Intentions for 2023 with Vanessa Mártir

Master Manifesting: Setting Writing Intentions for 2023 with Vanessa Mártir

I’ve often been asked: How have you done it, V? What people were really asking is: How have you created this writing life for yourself, V? How have you done it without an MFA? Without the connections and networking that comes with an MFA? How have you done it your way?  One of the ways is this: I set writing intentions.  In this two hour workshop, we’ll go through the process of setting writing…

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Writing for the Season 4: The Winter Solstice

Writing for the Season 4: The Winter Solstice

Known as the shortest day of the year, astronomically the Winter Solstice also marks the beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights.  Throughout history, people have recognized this day on the calendar as a turning point, when the sun reemerges and each day becomes a little longer. There are ancient monuments around the world that were built to honor the Winter Solstice and other…

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Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing Flash Nonfiction

Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing Flash Nonfiction

Are you a predominantly nonfiction prose writer who looks longingly at poetry like you wish you could do that? Or maybe you’re a poet who looks longingly at nonfiction writing. If either sounds like you, this flash nonfiction class is for you! I consider flash writing forms as cousins to poetry because they share the same mandate as poetry—brevity and distillation. Like poetry, every word…

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Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing the Braided Essay

Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing the Braided Essay

Many of us were taught to write personal essays in the traditional way, where the events happen chronologically and we tell one story in a straight-forward way. This is not the way I tell stories.  The people from whom I learned how to tell stories, my mother, second mom Millie, aunt and grandmother, weaved tales that brought in other stories and memories. They braided stories together. They…

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Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing the Hermit Crab Essay

Experimenting with Storytelling Forms: Writing the Hermit Crab Essay

Many of us were taught to write personal essays in the traditional way, where the events happen chronologically and we tell one story in a straight-forward way. This is not the way I tell stories.  The people who taught me how to tell stories, my mother, second mom Millie, aunt and grandmother, weaved tales that brought in other stories and memories. They braided stories together. They jumped…

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Announcing a new series! Experimenting with Essay Forms: Hermit Crab, Braided & Flash Essays

Announcing a new series! Experimenting with Essay Forms: Hermit Crab, Braided & Flash Essays

This new Experimenting with Essay Forms series will take place on the third Thursday of the month, starting October 20th, thru December: October 20th: Writing the Hermit Crab EssayNovember 17th: Writing the Braided EssayDecember 15th: Writing Flash Nonfiction I created this series because I’m all about experimenting with essay forms. I do not write in the traditional, chronological essay form.…

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Writing for the Seasons: Fall

Writing for the Seasons: Fall

This class is the third of four writing classes in the Writing for the Seasons Series with Vanessa Mártir. These two hour sessions are scheduled for the first day of each season (spring, summer, fall & winter).  Note: The first day of autumn this year is September 22nd, but due to a conflict, the class will take place on Tuesday, September 21st, 7-9pm Eastern. It will be held via Zoom. The…

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Write Your Abortion Story II on August 31st, 7-9pm EST

Write Your Abortion Story II on August 31st, 7-9pm EST

Since offering the first Write Your Abortion Story class on July 2nd, numerous people have asked me to offer the class again. I heard you. Here it is. When: Wednesday, August 31st, 7-9pm ESTWhere: ZoomHow much: Pay what you canInterested? Have questions?: [email protected] You may be wondering why this issue is so important to me? I had an abortion when I was 18. I have never…

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