During my twenty-plus years as a teacher, I’ve learned that writing is an art form that allows us to express ourselves in ways we never thought possible. Writing invites us to reflect on our lives, emotions and experiences. I hope you’ll join me in exploring what it means to be story-telling beings.
I teach a variety of writing classes, both online and in person. The classes are geared towards intermediate to advanced writers, but I also have offerings for youth and beginning writers. My monthly newsletter, A Writer’s Homestead, includes course announcements and directions for how to sign up. You can subscribe here.
Beautiful Fragments: Crafting the Flash Essay – 5/16/26, 5/23/26, & 5/30/26
A 3-week workshop for writers who want to turn everyday moments into short, finished, stunning nonfiction.
Description: A flash essay isn’t just “short writing.” It’s a finished piece with shape and stakes, even when it’s only a page (or 100 words). In this workshop, you will gain hands-on practice with flash forms (hermit crab, lyric, braided, postcard, collage, and more), learn how to turn existing writing (journals/freewrites/fragments) into flash essays, and more!
This class is a great fit for nonfiction writers / essayists who want tighter, punchier work, poets who want to explore hybrid/lyric nonfiction moves, fiction writers who want more compression, energy, and snap on the sentence level, and any writer who loves experimenting and wants practical revision tools.
No polished draft required. Bring scraps. Bring notebooks. Bring the stuff you weren’t sure mattered. It all matters!
What to bring
Notebook or laptop
Optional: a few pages of past writing (journal entries, freewrites, fragments)
Willingness to draft, play, and revise in community
Saturdays, May 16, May 23, May 30, 2026
10 am-12 pm
In-person at the Wordcrafters studio
436 Charnelton St. Ste 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Cost: $199
More details, and how to sign up, here.
Exploring Ekphrasis – Fall 2026
DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Ekphrasis is the practice of deriving inspiration for writing from a work of visual art.
Now in its fifth year!
At Wordcrafters
ON ZOOM:
In this twelve-week generative poetry class, you will learn how to enhance your creativity from a selection of art including paintings, photographs and sculpture.
Fall 2026 class: focus on 20th century American art.
Remedios Varo, “Still Life, Reviving”
Night at the Museum – Spring 2026
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
At the Jordan Schnitzer Museum, University of Oregon Campus
In this introductory class, students will learn how visual art such as paintings, photographs, mixed media, and sculpture can enhance their creativity. Pondering the deeper meanings in works of art will give students plenty of ideas for new writing.
Writers ages 18 and up are welcome.
What You’ll Learn:
– How to get new ideas for writing from visual art
– Why spending time viewing visual art opens new possibilities for writing
– How the connection between writing and art can benefit you as a writer
James Lavadour, “Alzamiento”