Move Your Pen and Open Your Mind
Small, intimate memoir classes in Boulder and Denver
About Lisa
In 2003, I wrote a story for Smithsonian magazine that changed my life. It was a profile of the most astonishing person I’ve ever met — Stanford Addison, a quadriplegic Northern Arapaho horse gentler and traditional healer who lived on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. His place became my second home for nearly [more…]
Weekly Classes
Prospect your memories, tap into your inner geysers of truth, feel the pulse of your own story, then write and polish it in a supportive and fun environment. And I do mean supportive and fun. Classes will be capped at six students to give everyone enough ‘air time’ and to honor safety and intimacy. Because [more…]
Q&A
How much of a “writer” do I have to be to take this class? Former circus acrobats have rubbed elbows with award-winning authors in my class; sex educators have shared their writing with climatologists; motorcycle mamas have sat next to retired Danish ladies. It’s a mixed bag, and it works. I think that’s because we [more…]