Whether you have been able to "consciously uncouple" or are on opposite sides of a courtroom, there is always a story to tell. The ending of a romantic relationship makes a mountain between the "before" and "after", and we will explore each space in this generative workshop.

Within a safe and supportive environment, we will "unpack" the nuances and stigmas of breaking up through fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. We will use the time to both identify your narrative and refine your unique perspective.

This class is for those in the thick of it, on the other side, or just wondering who will get the new salad tongs when you separate. Through humor, sadness, resilience, and strength, we will turn our rage, tears, relief, and resistance into art. When you are no longer an "other half", there is new room to become whole.

Rachel Sherman holds an MFA in fiction from Columbia University. Her short stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Fence, Conjunctions, Los Angeles Review of Books, and n+1, among other publications. Her first book, The First Hurt, was short-listed for The Story Prize, and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and was named one of the 25 Books to Remember in 2006 by the New York Public Library. Her first novel, Living Room (2009) was called “...edgy, moving, smart, funny, and altogether human,” by author Dani Shapiro, and “perfectly paced” by The New York Times Book Review.

Writing Through Relationships with Rachel Sherman