ana marie cox

the third story workshop

Find out more about the workshop here.

An eleven-week virtual writing workshop for anyone with a “before” and “after” in their lives.

The full workshop returns in January 2025.

The Third Story Workshop is for anyone who’s been through anything and is ready to share their experience with the world. No experience needed, small class size. What’s your Third Story?

Election-free Election Eve Writing Group

Feeling election stress? Join my Election-Free Writing Group on Election Eve at 7 p.m. CT. We’ll write and reflect without the political noise — focusing on your journey instead. Register here.

🚫 Banned: Trump, polls, electoral college, and couch.
💬 Allowed: Fear, recovery, community, healing.

Stop doomscrolling and create. Take a pause, connect, and write with us.

There’s the story you tell yourself, the story the world tells you, and the story you tell the world. That’s your third story.

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I walked into the living room and literally laughed out loud at this ridiculous cat. You know what they say: Only a guilty Murder Kitten can fall asleep in the interrogation bowl.
Not a morning dog.
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The two moods of Molly: 1) disinterest 2) MURDER
Never let a good hair day go to waste.
"I SING THE SONG OF MY PEOPLE!!!!"
The cuddle-wanter has logged on.
In my pursuit of GRINDSET have really fallen off the adorbales content! The very content that made me do moderately famous. Here, here they are, the true stars of the show. I couldn’t do this without them.
JUST THREE SPOTS LEFT in the Third Story Workshop starting tomorrow evening, April 11 to June 13, 5-7pm. Now with sessions featuring @kieselaymon and @evamayhagberg speaking on the craft of memoir. $1200 for 10 weeks -- but, wait! 10% off with offer
Thrilled to announce that the next session of the Third Story Workshop will feature live appearances from two writers whose work was already a part of the class: Eva Hagberg and Kiese Laymon. I read Eva's memoir, "How to Be Loved," because
The apex predator has no reason to keep her guard up. And she turns 1 next month -- but what do you get the murder kitten that has everything?
Morning blep.