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Canceled Healing through Writing
OnlineScience corroborates that translating events into language can affect brain and immune functions by increasing germ-fighting lymphocytes and lowering stress levels. Writing has been shown to improve overall heart health,…
Postponed POSTPONED Mindful Journaling through Grief
Online or at The MuseGrief is hard. Working through grief, and learning to heal can be daunting. However, healing comes from within. Grief and healing have no time limits. Whether you are experiencing a…
Creativity & Madness: The Artistic Temperament’s Influence on Writing
OnlineCreativity and madness, linked? Writers of the past, Lord Byron, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Virginia Woolf, William Styron, and William Blake might say, “Yes, indeed.” Some of these…
Self-Discovery through Memoir
OnlineIn this class, we will discover the lens(es) through we which we will look at our lives; we will discover ourselves as a character and learn how to write honestly…
Canceled CANCELLED From Wounds to Words
Online or at The MusePicture this: a pen gliding across the page, weaving words together in rhythmic harmony. Each stroke of ink carries with it a piece of your soul, releasing the weight that…
Writers Prompt Party- Tuesday Night – August 5!
Online or at The MuseReady to get those words flowing? Join us for the Writers Prompt Party—a one-session, all-arts-inspired writing celebration led by a featured teaching artist who brings their unique creative specialty to…
Writers Prompt Party- Thursday Night – August 7!
Online or at The MuseReady to get those words flowing? Join us for the Writers Prompt Party—a one-session, all-arts-inspired writing celebration led by a featured teaching artist who brings their unique creative specialty to…
Writing the Gay Experience
Online or at The MuseGay or straight, we all hope to live a full and meaningful life—with all the joy, fear, beauty, banality, and brilliance that comes with it. In this single-session, multi-genre creative…
The Wound of the Photograph: Incorporating Photos into Writing
OnlineThis workshop explores how photographs can inspire and deepen creative writing. Using personal, found, or historical images, we’ll generate new work that responds to the emotions, memories, and stories that…
The Story of Your Dreams
OnlineEver wonder how the "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Frankenstein," “Kubla Kahn,” the beautiful melody of "Yesterday," and the sewing machine came into existence? They all owe…
Memories Found and Bound: Making Recycled Covers for Books
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesDo you have a favorite printed tee you want to reuse, somehow? Have you held onto clothing your child has outgrown? Are you interested in upcycling sentimental fabrics into a…