MARIANNE ROGOFF is the author of the Pushcart-nominated story collection Love Is Blind in One Eye, the memoir Silvie’s Life, and many travel stories, short fictions, essays, and book reviews. See WRITING for newest links.

She teaches creative writing and literature to college undergrads and MFA students, and leads occasional Studio-Workshop Trips for Writers. See TEACHING for details.

She is a graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Media & Medicine Program, where she developed a self-paced, online, expressive writing course for healthcare workers and caregivers,“What Just Happened: Stories from the Pandemic Frontlines,” as well as a 5-week “Griefwriting” course for anyone, taught via zoom through Community Education.

Photo from Minnette’s Garden in San Francisco, where Marianne led monthly Saturday Salons for many years. Background Apple Art, DeYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park.