teaching, classes, & workshops

I teach fiction with an emphasis on attention, embodiment, precious grief, and the small, existential choices that shape us.

My classes draw from my work in short fiction, my background in somatic, contemplative, and place-based writing and my deep passion for revision.

I’ve served as a lecturer and instructor on narrative craft, Black Feminism, Trauma & Fiction, Affrilachian Cartography and social equity at Columbia University, Appalachian State, University of Tennessee and colleges and organizations across the South, the country, and the world.

I focus on helping writers locate the emotional and physical origins of their work and develop a practice that is both rigorous and intuitive, moving toward a stronger creative sense of inner-authority.

If you are interested in a private workshop or a class tailored to your group or organization, I welcome inquiries.

current offerings

Writing from the Body

Gross: Writing from the Body

Dream Analysis, Poetry, and Short Stories

Portals in the Night Mind

Somatic Approaches to Story

Somatic Writing

Short Fiction and Scale

Smaller, Better: Writing Short Fiction

Working in the Small Scene

Writing Smaller: A Generative Workshop

Revision and the Shape of a Story

Short Story Craft and Revision