Join memoirist and cartoonist Alyssa Graybeal, author of Floppy: Tales of a Genetic Freak of Nature at the End of the World, for a creative writing workshop on maintaining a writing practice through chronic illness. Please RSVP to ladn@la-dn.org and make sure to include any questions for Alyssa! Attendees will be entered to win one of five copies of Floppy!

August 8th from 5-6:30pm on Zoom.

Alyssa Graybeal is a writer and cartoonist whose work explores the emotional landscape of chronic illness and disability, which can be funnier than it sounds. Her memoir Floppy: Tales of a Genetic Freak of Nature at the End of the World (2023) won the Red Hen Press Nonfiction Award, and it is one of the first books about living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome from a patient’s perspective. She works as an editor and writing coach in Astoria, Oregon.

Alyssa Graybeal will give a brief reading from her new memoir, Floppy. Then she will lead a workshop about maintaining a writing practice when you have a chronic illness. How do you find the time and energy to write? And even if you do make time, where do you begin? She’ll share strategies for maintaining momentum in your craft, and she’ll also lead writing exercises designed to turn off your inner critic and get your pen moving. There will be time for Q&A, with questions collected beforehand.