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"The journey of recovery is the Hero’s Journey,” says instructor Alison Luterman. “We search for something outside ourselves, or we are chased by our own demons and run to escape. We go to Hell; we come back from Hell with some wisdom to offer the tribe. It is no accident that so many wonderful memoirs, Lit by Mary Karr, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn, Wild by Cheryl Strayed, and everything by Anne Lamott, deal with this messy, ridiculous, heartbreaking, rich process.”
In this 5-week class we’ll read excerpts from some of the memoirs listed above. We’ll examine the connections between creativity and addiction, and look at how different artists grapple with the challenges of being a sensitive person in a bewildering world. Students will write the first draft of their own recovery story, including descent, turning point(s), death, and rebirth. We’ll all pay extra attention to the need for humor and grace in the telling of difficult stories.