Magical Memoir Moments

Writer’s Retreat Videos: Inspiration for Living and Creating

Last spring poet Mark Nepo and I gathered a group of artists together at Seasons, the retreat center of The Fetzer Institute. What happened next was magical–solitude and community intertwined for an entire, delicious, week.  The staff at the Institute has posted a series of short videos on the website above. You can participate with…

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Natalie Goldberg: Memoir Workshop at the Sophia Institute

Last weekend I enjoyed sunshine, warm air, a beautiful room in the carriage house of the Phoebe Pember House affiliated with the Sophia Institute, a long walk in historic Charleston, a wonderful memoir workshop, and delightful conversation with Natalie Goldberg, the workshop leader, at the Slightly North of Broad Restaurant. Here she is, on the…

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