Apart from money and heirlooms, what do you want to give your loved ones so they will remember, appreciate, and learn from you for generations to come? In this one-session workshop, you’ll learn to write a creative, engaging, and heartfelt legacy letter to a loved one. We'll explore the depth and breadth of the life you've lived as well as the values and blessings you wish to impart. Even if you never send the letter, your writing will bring you closer to others and generate meaningful, even surprising, self-revelation. So bring a friend, a pen, and a notebook, and get ready to express what you hold most dear.

The workshop is informed by short readings by beloved authors, followed by discussions of themes, techniques, and forms to help you grow as a reader and writer. This one session class will get you writing on such themes as home, friendship, profession, obsession, beliefs, advice, and blessings.

Tyler Barton is the author of Eternal Night at the Nature Museum and The Quiet Part Loud. Since 2015, he has led writing workshops for older adults across the midwest and northeast. He has edited five anthologies of writing by older adults and has received grants for this work through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and New York State Council for the Arts. He serves as Artistic Director of Writers & Books in Rochester, NY.

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