Cheri Register

In nearly all the classes I teach at the Loft Literary Center, I declare the classroom sacred writing space from 10 minutes before the official start time to 10 minutes after. Besides allowing people to straggle in from rush hour gridlock and the hunt for parking, it affirms the mission that brings us together [...]

A core mission of the Loft Literary Center, where I teach, is to foster a writing community. A tangible sign of this mission at work is the independent writing groups that students form after a course is finished.  Some last for years; others dissipate due to busy lives, mismatched skills, or issues with group [...]