Author: Dan White

Hello, everyone. Thanks for visiting me here — including those of you who read my Father’s Day piece in the Washington Post and to everyone who is continuing to read and respond to Amy’s inspiring story from August 2023. Her essay continues to reach readers all over the world. I appreciate every one of you. I’ve been keeping very busy, which keeps me grounded and focused – and this is shaping up to be another full year for me. I’m excited to announce that I’m back for another round of small and intimate creative writing classes at Stanford University through their continuing studies program. Coming this October – a brand-new Stanford class called Strange Sparks: Unlocking Stories Through the Uncanny and Supernatural. The class is not yet open for registration but save the dates — the sessions will take place on Zoom on Thursdays, Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30, Nov 6, from 6 to 8 p.m….

Hello, everyone. I am proud to announce my return to leading brand-new writing classes for the first time in a long while. My online class is called: CW 83 — Unlock Your Creativity: Idea Generator and Block-Breakers for Writers. This is a spin-off on a popular in-person course I taught on-site at the Tannery and elsewhere called “UPWELLINGS.” Here is the link, and sign-ups will start December 2. This supportive, creativity-boosting course is designed to overcome writer’s block and spark fresh ideas for stories, essays, poems, and books. We’ll start with “radical defamiliarization,” making the ordinary strange and the strange familiar. Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting,” you’ll take a walk through your neighborhood with fresh eyes, writing about it in new ways. This practice of “weirding” everyday life sets the stage for exploring the surrealist tradition. Next, we’ll delve into a story by Japanese writer Yukiko Motoya, examining how absurdist…

This was a nice surprise — a review from Keith Foskett, who found my book after hiking the legendary Camino De Santiago. Thanks for posting this, and good camping to you, Keith.