Course Information

Spring 2026

Sections 501. CRN’s: 31277 (A) and 31279 (B). 

In-Person, T 6:10pm-9pm, Room 254 at the Mission Campus

We’ll read deeply into the stories we read this semester, both published stories by authors and stories that we write, and explore the way writers craft their stories, and which tools they use to create the effects they want on their readers. We’ll look closely at how stories begin, and how stories end. We want to understand in our personal worlds how stories begin to  live on the page, and how writers shape their stories to fulfill their purposes. While we read and discuss stories this semester, we’ll always do so with love and respect for the authors of the stories, who have opened up and shared their personal thoughts and emotions with us. When we discuss our writing in class, we will explore with curiosity and ask inquisitive questions in order to better underrated the writers’ intentions, and tactfully provide ideas for experimentation and development. We never insult writers, make fun of works that we don’t relate to as individuals. Rather, we are building a sanctuary, a place to feel safe and brave, a community of support and care.

Revision—both an altering of what is there and a new vision all together—will be a central part of this course, to dive into a work and envision its potentials, to experiment, take chances, to see each piece’s flexibility in the moment, the choices we make. As the purpose of this class is to survey our processes, and ourselves, questions are more important that answers and your own advice to yourself will be the most valuable.

Important Dates

Day Class Begins: TBA  [Find the following dates in the Instructional Calendar or in the online Schedule of Classes by hovering over the deadlines link next to your class listing.]

Day Class Ends: TBA

Last Day to Drop with a refund: TBA

Last Day to Add without instructor's approval: TBA

Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol: TBA

Last Day to Drop with a W or apply for leave of absence: TBA

Final Exam Date: TBA

Syllabus

You can read my English 35AB Fall 2024 Course Syllabus here.