Unearthing Your Stories: Writing Through Memory, Grief & Transformation (5 week series)

Weekly on Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Begins June 18, Ends July 16

Writing can be a powerful path toward healing, clarity, and connection, especially in times of loss, change, and renewal. In this five-week generative writing workshop, we’ll explore the emotional truths within our lived experiences, including grief, mortality, love, joy, and transformation. Through guided prompts, brief readings, and supportive discussion, participants will shape personal memories into meaningful stories. 

As we write, we’ll also discover how returning to the past can unearth what has been forgotten, reveal new layers of meaning, and illuminate connections we may not have seen before. We’ll focus on the art of what’s said--and what’s left unsaid, while honoring each writer’s unique pace and process. This is a compassionate, non-judgmental space open to all levels, where sharing is always optional. Please bring a notebook, writing implement, and come ready to write.

This event aligns with Emberlight’s mission by offering participants a space to reflect on loss, memory, and meaning with intention and care. Its focus on storytelling as a way to process grief and transformation echoes Emberlight’s belief in honoring the end-of-life experience as a profound, communal, and deeply human process, while the compassionate, non-judgmental structure of this workshop mirrors the commitment to presence, dignity, and support. This workshop also aligns with Emberlight’s values of education, connection, and the sustaining “embers” of our shared experiences.

Host Bio: Lori Horvitz’ first collection of memoir-essays, The Girls of Usually, won the 2016 Gold Medal IPPY Book Award in Autobiography/Memoir. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in a variety of publications including Silk Road Review, The Laurel Review, South Dakota Review, The New York Times, The Guardian, Hotel Amerika, and Hobart. In a starred review from Kirkus, the critic calls Horvitz’ latest book, Collect Call to My Mother: Essays on Love, Grief, and Getting a Good Night’s Sleep: “A scintillating collection, full of subtle wit and passionate yearning.” Professor Emeritus of English at UNC Asheville, Horvitz received a Ph.D. in English from SUNY Albany, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College.

100% of the proceeds to Emberlight because Lori strongly believes in our mission.

Refund Policy: Please note that all event tickets are non-refundable, except in the case that Emberlight cancels the event for any reason, a full refund will be issued.