It's tools, not rules, baby. This class is about interrogating a cliche writing "rule" to understand it is simply one tool of many--and exploring how its opposite has many important uses.

Jun. 20, 2026, 10am-1pm Central, Loft Classroom, Minneapolis, MN

https://loft.org/classes/craft-fiction-tell-dont-show

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In Minneapolis, we're still working hard to keep our neighbors in our neighborhoods. If you're not here, but would like to help out, here's an easy way. All the money collected goes to rent relief for people impacted by ICE.

https://givebutter.com/stan-eric

I’m offering a single session class on fairy tales to raise money for rent relief in my south Minneapolis neighborhood. When ICE occupied my street, they not only kidnapped and murdered, they kept people from their jobs. So even though the abductions have slowed (not stopped), many families face eviction because of lost income.

Fairy Tales and the Subversive Power of Collective Storytelling
 
4/16, 6-8pm central, zoom

https://forms.gle/ufcZhDpjzgqoaZwW9

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@colorblindcowboy

Mushy bodies is maybe my mission? Gross and weird, these things that we maybe live in or maybe just are.

@colorblindcowboy

Yeah, I miss them too. It's mostly that I don't have the time I used to, but also kind of just that the momentum got lost somewhere.

@colorblindcowboy

I did not see! You are amazing!!!! Thank you so very much.

@colorblindcowboy

I don't know how I missed this note! I hope your vet visit went well. The session was quite fun--which means I'll do something like it again for sure.

I'm running my flash class again starting Jan. 12. Write a whole lot of new stories, learn a lot of fun craft techniques, get a lot of supportive feedback, and make friends too! Zoom, 10 weeks, Mondays 12-2 CST, $200

https://forms.gle/birDctKVHfdxYhib8

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I got to talk to John Wiswell about WEARING THE LION, radical forgiveness, disability, found family, and how to win battles by flipping conflict into friendship. You can read what we said here:

https://splitlipthemag.com/interviews/1225/interview-with-john-wiswell

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