Author of many books, most famously The Color Purple, Alice Walker is one of the most renowned writers who came of age during the 1960s in this country. Now in her early seventies, she continues to produce…
Carol Becherer Wright sent me this notecard in the mail, said it reminded her of our writing classes, and how they’ve “made me who I am.” Notecard by Janice Scherer www.janicescherer.com
Katrina Becker, Carol Becherer Wright, Ron Laney, Fatima Rhodes, Chelsea Eva Jaeger, Susan Anning Clark, and April Ulinski–thanks for your creative camaraderie today at Cafe Ventana! Another wonderful class comes to an end. So I remember Thich Nhat Hanh says,…
–Anne Milne, 3.26.2015 Be in Love with Yr Life writing course DeMun Avenue/Clayton
Like Sontag and Beseda, many of us are tempted to be intolerant of the ambiguity and intimidated by the risks of photography and other art forms. Ultimately, I believe we are most daunted by the…
Thomas Merton is perhaps the single most important American Catholic writer of the 20th century, and his writings continue to remain startlingly relevant today. In this course, we will read and discuss a broad sample…
I am connected to Lindsay We are really into our notebooks I am connected to Sarah When she was my 18 year-old student I was her 39 year-old prof I am connected to Jane We’re…
It happens regularly I’m at a café Could be one of five I patronize And my friend and I are going at it I’ll notice that glow That wetness in the eyes That voice shifting…
“There’s plenty of time in this day” Who would claim that And risk setting off a cacophonous chorus of groans? “There’s never enough time To get done all the things I have to do— never,…
Join us this fall for a writing course that focuses on the 59 mind-training slogans as taught by beloved Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön in her book, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living….