It Feels So Good To Cry: A Seminar on Sad Literature
Sad stories linger. They don’t just sit on the surface; they burrow, leaving behind a quiet ache that stays with you long after the last page. Feels So Good to Cry is a seminar dedicated to these stories—the ones that make us feel profoundly human. This is an exploration of literature that doesn’t shy away from the raw, the tender, and the difficult, where sadness isn’t just an emotion but a way of connecting, of seeing, of being.
We’ll read works like Maggie Nelson’s Bluets and Amy Hempel’s In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried, among others—stories that unravel grief, longing, and memory with precision and grace. Together, we’ll examine what it means to write (and read) sadness, why these stories resonate so deeply, and how they can be a source of meaning, even beauty.
This seminar isn’t just about sadness—it’s about how literature transforms it into something you can hold, something that feels real and shared. Join us to discuss the emotional weight of words and explore how sadness can illuminate the corners of our lives that often go unspoken.
What You’ll Take Away
A deeper appreciation for literature that evokes and explores complex emotions.
Insight into how sadness functions in storytelling—its purpose, its power, its beauty.
Conversations that connect your personal experiences with the universal themes found in these texts.
Let’s read together. And maybe cry a little, too.
Remember, Members receive free access to all Seminars.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
6PM - 8PM EST via ZOOM
Sad stories linger. They don’t just sit on the surface; they burrow, leaving behind a quiet ache that stays with you long after the last page. Feels So Good to Cry is a seminar dedicated to these stories—the ones that make us feel profoundly human. This is an exploration of literature that doesn’t shy away from the raw, the tender, and the difficult, where sadness isn’t just an emotion but a way of connecting, of seeing, of being.
We’ll read works like Maggie Nelson’s Bluets and Amy Hempel’s In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried, among others—stories that unravel grief, longing, and memory with precision and grace. Together, we’ll examine what it means to write (and read) sadness, why these stories resonate so deeply, and how they can be a source of meaning, even beauty.
This seminar isn’t just about sadness—it’s about how literature transforms it into something you can hold, something that feels real and shared. Join us to discuss the emotional weight of words and explore how sadness can illuminate the corners of our lives that often go unspoken.
What You’ll Take Away
A deeper appreciation for literature that evokes and explores complex emotions.
Insight into how sadness functions in storytelling—its purpose, its power, its beauty.
Conversations that connect your personal experiences with the universal themes found in these texts.
Let’s read together. And maybe cry a little, too.
Remember, Members receive free access to all Seminars.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
6PM - 8PM EST via ZOOM
Sad stories linger. They don’t just sit on the surface; they burrow, leaving behind a quiet ache that stays with you long after the last page. Feels So Good to Cry is a seminar dedicated to these stories—the ones that make us feel profoundly human. This is an exploration of literature that doesn’t shy away from the raw, the tender, and the difficult, where sadness isn’t just an emotion but a way of connecting, of seeing, of being.
We’ll read works like Maggie Nelson’s Bluets and Amy Hempel’s In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried, among others—stories that unravel grief, longing, and memory with precision and grace. Together, we’ll examine what it means to write (and read) sadness, why these stories resonate so deeply, and how they can be a source of meaning, even beauty.
This seminar isn’t just about sadness—it’s about how literature transforms it into something you can hold, something that feels real and shared. Join us to discuss the emotional weight of words and explore how sadness can illuminate the corners of our lives that often go unspoken.
What You’ll Take Away
A deeper appreciation for literature that evokes and explores complex emotions.
Insight into how sadness functions in storytelling—its purpose, its power, its beauty.
Conversations that connect your personal experiences with the universal themes found in these texts.
Let’s read together. And maybe cry a little, too.
Remember, Members receive free access to all Seminars.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
6PM - 8PM EST via ZOOM