Living Stories *Online*

What makes a story vibrant and unique? We discover this as we share our newest writing. Come to this class to experiment with styles and subjects—either fiction or memoir. We’ll learn how to create vivid characters who connect with zinging dialogue, infuse our scenes with detail, drama, and depth, and discover tales in our family and work, humor and turbulence, mistakes and joy. As we practice, we’ll travel together through the mystique of storytelling. Beginning and advanced writers are welcome. Instructor: Don Gervich

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Instructor

Don Gervich, EdD Author of memoirs, novels, & stories.

Don inspires students to:

 Experiment with styles, subjects, and narrators.

 Respond to stories in ways that are enlightening and compassionate.

 Be as quirky and profound on the page as you are the rest of the day!

Don graduated from innovative New College (Sarasota, Florida). At Boston University he earned a Doctorate in Education, with a dissertation on Henry Thoreau.

Don was a social worker at the state psychiatric hospital in Lexington, Kentucky; later he taught homeless people in Boston. For 12 years he was a technical writer with two healthcare/software companies. From 2005-2019 Don was thrilled to be a Professor of Writing at Curry College (Milton, Massachusetts).

Work and travel adventures fuel Dr. Don’s writing: he completed two memoirs, two novels, plus two collections of stories. To learn about his teaching vision, visit his Writing Coach website: www.editorboston.com