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Enjoy two and a half hours of creation and feedback each week with The Short Story Laboratory, a beginner class that teaches the basics of composing short stories and flash fiction in a fun and fast way. Instructor Jay Ridler will lead you through exercises that will help you generate stories in the school of “Fast Writers” like Ray Bradbury, who teach that making lots of beautiful experiments (stories) can help you develop your skills, confidence, and voice as a storyteller.
“There are no mistakes here,” Jay says, “just great experiments that we can mine to make cooler stories. And each week you’ll have at least one story done!” Drawing on traditions from music, theater, and literature, The Short Story Laboratory is a great way to take your first steps as a writer.
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- Wednesday, October 24, 7:00pm-9:30pm
- Wednesday, October 31, 7:00pm-9:30pm
- Wednesday, November 7, 7:00pm-9:30pm
- Wednesday, November 14, 7:00pm-9:30pm
- Wednesday, November 28, 7:00pm-9:30pm
The real gem is what Jay himself brings to the class – his passion, compassion, insightful critique and wealth of knowledge . . . His leadership provided us a safe space to travel to sometimes uncomfortable spaces within ourselves, and to mine and dig out the gems (or bits of coal) that we found within . . . Jay’s passion for life and learning and discovery has re-ignited my passion for writing and made me believe that I, in fact, am still a writer. More importantly – Jay’s class showed me that I have stories inside me that want to be told, need to be told. I would love the opportunity to work with Jay Ridler again. That man is the bomb.
Jason's devotion to imparting knowledge, his choice and commitment to investing a huge amount of time reviewing and critiquing each student’s work for every single class, and the gift of his depth, insight and perspective that he employs to advance each students’ writing — these are extraordinary. I’m sure you already know this, but the Writing Salon community is mighty lucky to have Jason Ridler. He is brilliant with a heart of gold and the devotion of Job. I look forward to taking any classes Jason invents to teach, and thank you so much for bringing him to us!