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Writing for the Seasons
The first Writing Our Lives Class of 2023: A generative writing class on the first day of spring
Vanessa Mártir
Mar 2
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February 2023
Photo essay: How an essay begins
A meditation on how movement has saved me numerous times throughout my life
Vanessa Mártir
Feb 27
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January 2023
Asking yourself "am I good enough?" is the wrong question
In a recent talk, I shared what I've learned about imposter syndrome. The message bears repeating.
Vanessa Mártir
Jan 16
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December 2022
On new year resolutions, intentions and the interconnectedness of it all
2022 was a year of solitude. 2023 will be different.
Vanessa Mártir
Dec 31, 2022
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When busy = Avoidance
And how teaching always manages to bring me back
Vanessa Mártir
Dec 20, 2022
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October 2022
Writing the ghosts that haunt
Excerpt of a craft talk on why I write about trauma, & how this work has helped me find (& continuously recreate) my freedom
Vanessa Mártir
Oct 23, 2022
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For the love of storytelling, craft & word-hummingbirds
Experimenting with storytelling forms can introduce you to compelling, layered ways of telling your stories
Vanessa Mártir
Oct 9, 2022
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September 2022
Some ghosts haunt us until we write them down. Some ghosts never leave.
On 9/11, friendship, & suicide
Vanessa Mártir
Sep 14, 2022
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I never wanted to be a teacher...but here I am, a teacher
It’s said: Necessity is the mother of invention. I happen to agree.
Vanessa Mártir
Sep 8, 2022
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August 2022
Why do we write about our lives?
Who cares and why does it matter?
Vanessa Mártir
Aug 18, 2022
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Write Your Abortion Story II
Folks have asked me to offer this generative class again, so here it is.
Vanessa Mártir
Aug 11, 2022
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July 2022
What my garden is teaching about life and writing
You will have to go back to fix some shit. This does not mean you have failed. It just means you have to go back and fix some shit. (Isn’t this the…
Vanessa Mártir
Jul 26, 2022
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