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Writing Workshop: Six-Word Stories (7/12/14)

We got together to write about true stories–but we could only use SIX words to do it. To warm up, we read examples of six-word stories from Not Quite What I Was Planning, Revised and Expanded Deluxe Edition: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Larry Smith (2008) and were surprised that an entire

Summer Writing Camp — August!

Seven students, one lead instructor, and many volunteers braved the heat this August to explore Denver with an eye for storytelling. On the first day, we read “The Blue Jar” by Isak Dinesen and brainstormed ideas for the heroes and heroines of our stories. We completed a scavenger hunt around Baker and learned how to