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Upcoming Sessions
Summer Syllabus Kickoff (Essay Club)
Event page →MONDAY, June 15th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Unlike a book club, an essay club has no homework. They're short enough that we can all jump on a call and read together, swarm a gDoc in unison, and then talk it over. This summer starting June 22nd, I'll be hosting a weekly reading session on Mondays at 7pm ET. We'll cover DFW, Leslie Jamison, Emerson, Sontag, Meghan O'Gieblyn, Montaigne, Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, E.B. White, Jo Anne Beard, Didion, and Chesterton. For each one I'll present visual annotations and diagrams so you can see the Essay Architecture patterns in context. These readings will be part of Essay Club, but all are welcome to join the kickoff session, and I'll share the full syllabus at the end of the call. We'll cover: - How should an essay writer read? - Mortimer Adler's different types of reading (analytical vs. syntopical) - Reading exercises - How to become fluent in a pattern language (or anything) - A tour through some classic essay writers How Essay Club works: we meet Mondays at 7pm ET for reading sessions, Fridays at 3pm ET for feedback on your own drafts, and we coordinate async through our own forum. Each month we set our publishing goals, and all strive to finish by the 1st. We'll have a Q&A at the end of the session.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, June 19th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: David Foster Wallace
MONDAY, June 22nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, June 26th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Leslie Jamison
MONDAY, June 29th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “The Empathy Exams” by Leslie Jamison. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Publish party!
THURSDAY, July 2nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
This is the real deadline! Publish by July 1st and join this call to have others in the club read and comment on your work. We'll be reading for the full hour.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, July 3rd · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Ralph Waldo Emerson
MONDAY, July 6th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, July 10th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Susan Sontag
MONDAY, July 13th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Notes on Camp” by Susan Sontag. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, July 17th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Meghan O’Gieblyn
MONDAY, July 20th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Homeschool” by Meghan O’Gieblyn. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, July 24th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Michel de Montaigne
MONDAY, July 27th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “On three kinds of social intercourse” by Michel de Montaigne. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, July 31st · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Virginia Woolf
MONDAY, August 3rd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Street Haunting” by Virginia Woolf. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Publish party!
MONDAY, August 3rd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
This is the real deadline! Publish by August 1st and join this call to have others in the club read and comment on your work. We'll be reading for the full hour.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, August 7th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: George Orwell
MONDAY, August 10th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, August 14th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: E.B. White
MONDAY, August 17th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Once More to the Lake” by E.B. White. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, August 21st · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Jo Anne Beard
MONDAY, August 24th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “The Fourth State of Matter” by Jo Anne Beard. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, August 28th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Joan Didion
MONDAY, August 31st · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “Goodbye To All That” by Joan Didion. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Publish party!
WEDNESDAY, September 2nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
This is the real deadline! Publish by September 1st and join this call to have others in the club read and comment on your work. We'll be reading for the full hour.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, September 4th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: G.K. Chesterton
TUESDAY, September 8th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Join us to read “On Lying in Bed” by G.K. Chesterton. The session includes a quick presentation giving context on the work, 25 minutes of analytical reading time, a breakout room to talk through your reactions, and then a group discussion on the patterns. You'll leave with practical writing/editing concepts to try, along with a recommended reading list of more essays from the author.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, September 11th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, September 18th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, September 25th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Join to exchange drafts, talk through ideas, or focus on writing. Join before :10 after the hour. We'll be in breakout rooms for 40 minutes. We close with a group discussion, and sometimes have an optional after-hour hangout.
Publish party!
THURSDAY, October 1st · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
This is the real deadline! Publish by October 1st and join this call to have others in the club read and comment on your work. We'll be reading for the full hour.
Past Sessions
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, June 12th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Essay Club: Feedback Friday
FRIDAY, June 5th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Publish Party!
TUESDAY, June 2nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, May 29th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, May 22nd · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Essay Club: Joan Didion
MONDAY, May 18th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
THURSDAY, May 14th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Essay Club: Paul Graham
MONDAY, May 11th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, May 8th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Publish Party!
MONDAY, May 4th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, May 1st · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
All-Club Meeting
MONDAY, April 27th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, April 24th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, April 17th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, April 10th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
All-Club Meeting
MONDAY, April 6th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, April 3rd · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Publish Party!
THURSDAY, April 2nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, March 27th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, March 20th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, March 13th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, March 6th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Publish Party!
MONDAY, March 2nd · 6:59 PM (1 hour)
Q&A with Alex Dobrenko on “Claude for Creatives"
FRIDAY, February 27th · 4:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, February 27th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
All-Club Meeting
MONDAY, February 23rd · 6:59 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, February 20th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, February 13th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, February 6th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
January Publish Party
MONDAY, February 2nd · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, January 30th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
All-Club Meeting
MONDAY, January 26th · 7:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
Notes →FRIDAY, January 23rd · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
Notes →FRIDAY, January 16th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
Your 2026 Writing Practice
Notes →MONDAY, January 12th · 6:59 PM (1 hour)
Weekly Working Session
FRIDAY, January 9th · 3:00 PM (1 hour)
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