Massachusetts Statewide Poetry Calendar

Storytelling isn’t a world of rules. It’s a world of compromise. The stories you produce are born as much through discovery as they are through creation. And most short stories challenge us because so much of what we create and discover during this process has to be left out. In Deconstructing the Short Story, we’ll spend six weeks considering short storytelling tips, pulling apart short stories and discussing what does and doesn’t work, and, if time permits, workshopping parts of each other’s short stories. This class is for beginner and experienced writers alike. Newcomers and dabblers are encouraged to join.

Quentin Lucas is a Germany-born, Boston-raised bookworm. After meandering through college on his way to a degree in Business Management, he then adventured his way through the US Army and discovered a need to follow his passion for writing. As a freelancer, copywriter, and essayist, Quentin has worked on projects with MIT and Vistaprint, and has written for publications like the Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, Blerds Online, and Fourth River Literary Magazine. While awaiting the fall of 2019, when he will begin his MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College, Quentin is crafting the second novel of his fantasy trilogy and is considering a memoir about his military days.