Check out essays that were written and workshopped in the layers writing workshops
Where I’m Meant To Be
THIS ESSAY WAS WORKSHOPPED IN THE LAYERS WRITING WORKSHOPS. There was something I wanted. Something I was so busy dreaming of, it consumed my daily thoughts and seeped into my sleep. When I thought of it, my chest would feel heavy because of how much space it took up. I had a vision of a…
Meeting Myself In the Attic
This essay was workshopped in The Layers Writing Workshops. I never thought I would have the courage to finally face the world. For so long I was afraid to admit it, because really, I was avoiding it. I grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, in a very well-to-do Jewish community where many kids my age had…
When It Was Enough
This essay was workshopped in The Layers Writing & Publishing Workshop. They would say something hateful. I was so young, I couldn’t comprehend why they were hurting me for no reason. I had so much love to give and they would bat it away. I was drowning in rejection. No matter how I reacted to…
All The Things I Can & Cannot Remember
This Story Contains: Pregnancy Loss, Pregnancy Termination, Grief This essay was written and workshopped in The Layers Writing & Publishing Your Personal Essay Workshop. “In a town called Kfar Saba, not far from where I live, in a tall building above a ‘Fresh Market’ supermarket, there was a gynecologist’s office. Don’t ask me what the…