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Tiana, a workshop participant, shares the story of accidentally starting a small fire in her microwave while trying to disinfect a homemade mask during the virtual “Writing From Life” workshop. Credit: Susan Willerman

Teaching Artist, Susan Willerman, has been teaching “Writing From Life” at Morningside Retirement and Health Services in the Washington Heights neighborhood of NYC for 26 consecutive years. The class started as a program of Elders Share the Arts in 1994, and now continues as part of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative. When COVID-19 forced members to shelter at home, Susan and Tiana, one of the members, worked together to develop the most effective ways to continue the program online.

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