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Instructor Kimberlee Auerbach

 

"The Devil, The Lovers & Me: My Life in Tarot" by Kimberlee Auerbach

Writers' instructors:

Abercrombie, Barbara

Alexander, Ronald

Alumit, Noel

Amdahl, Gary

Ankrum, Barbara

Arnold, Caroline

Arthur, James

Auerbach, Kimberlee

Balis, Chrysanthy

Barlow, Michael

Baszile, Jennifer

Bauman, Beth Ann

Bauman, Bruce

Bauman, Natasha

Belcher, Wendy

Benaron, Naomi

Benedek, Tom

Bensko, Tantra

Bernstein, Jon

Bingeman, Alison Lea

Bitting, Michelle

Block, Francesca Lia

Blomquist , Tom

Blum, Jonathan

Bogen, Laurel Ann

Borofka, Deb Everson

Borofka, David

Boulware, Bill

Boyle, Bill

Brainard, Cecilia Manguerra

Brandeis, Gayle

Bray, Sharon

Bryant, Robert

Buckley, Michael

Burmeister, Charles

Bursky, Rick

Burwick, Kimberly

Byrne, Erica

Cain, Shannon

Callan, Jamie Cat

Caram, Eve La Salle

Carmichael , Claire

Casey, Mary

Chambers, Julie

Chambers, David

Cizmar, Paula

Cohen, Kerry

Connell, Maureen

Contreras, Ernie

Cooper, Stephen

Copeland , Martin

Corbett, David

Corman, Matthew

Craig, Charlie

Crane, Megan

Cron, Lisa

Curnen, Tim

Cushman, Adam Scott

Davis, Deborah Dean

Debenham, Matt

DeFilippis, Nunzio

Dellamonica, Alyx

Dilts, Tyler

Doctor, Lisa Lieberman

Doller, Ben

Doolittle, John

Drake, Diane

Driscoll, Ed

Dunn, Samantha

Dunne, Peter

Edson, Eric

Eisner, Philip

Elliot , Greg

Escandon, Maria Amparo

Eversz, Robert

Farmer , Jerrilyn

Fioravanti, Valerie

Fisher, Antwone

Forster, Rebecca

Friedman, Amy

Gable, Mona

Gebauer , Phyllis

Gee, Alison Singh

Giglio, Keith

Giglio, Juliet Aires

Gilbert, Jill

Glass, Linzi

Glickman, Gary

Golant, Susan

gonzalez, liz

Gray, Beverly

Grazioso, Claudia

Greenberg , Steven

Grice, Gordon

Grundfest , Bill

Guerdat, Andrew

Gutman, Karin

Haft, Jeremy

Harrison, Wayne

Hasley , William

Hatem, Richard

Haynes, Betsy

Hewitt, Cindy

Hewitt, Don

Hightower, Lynn

Hong, Anna Maria

Howard-Johnson, Carolyn

Iglesias, Karl

Inclan, Jessica Barksdale

Iovenko, Chris

Ipcizade, Catherine

Isaacs, David

Jaffe , Daniel M.

James, Elizabeth

Janover, Michael

Johnson, Kristine

Johnson, Matt

Kann, Rachel

Kellard, Phil

Kellogg, Carolyn

Kenney, Shawna

Khanna , Vandana

Kiesbye, Stefan

King, Kathleen Wallace

Kirschenbaum, Alan

Kobrin, Sandra

Kolpas, Norman

Krizan, Kim

Kutner, Merrily

Lauber , Lynn

Lazarus , Tom

Leavitt , Caroline

Leff, Howard

Lehr, Leslie

Leibner, Joshua

Lepucki , Edan

Levine, Paul

Levitin , Sonia

Lichtenstein, Barney Miles

Liu, Aimee

Livingston, Sonja

Lombardo, Billy

Lummis, Suzanne

MacBird, Bonnie

Mandelbaum, Paul

Mandell, Corey

Manning, Richard

Markel, Michelle

Marsa , Linda

Martell, Leon

Matarazzo, Marisa

Mathews , Lou

Mazur, Stephen

McKewin, Vince

Medway, Lisa

Meeks , Christopher

Melrod, George

Mengert, Christina

Mernit, Billy

Milliken, Kate

Monroe, Robert

Morton, Philip

Mueller, Anton

Murdock, Maureen

Myers , Scott

Nash, Jennie

Nazemian, Abdi

Neri, Kris

Niad, Wendi

Norton, Lisa Dale

O' Neill, Alexis

O'Reilly, Sean

Ollstein, Laurel

Osborne, Andrew

Palmer, Karen

Palmer , Linda

Palumbo, Dennis

Parrish, Christopher

Patterson, Victoria

Peeples, Quinton

Plesko , Les

Polsky, David

Prager, Judith

Prasad,

Raab, Diana

Raley, Ron

Raymond, Linda

Reid, Annie

Resnick , Rachel

Roberge , Rob

Rosenberg, David

Rosenthal, Lisa

Rosenthal, Laurence

Rosin, Charles

Ruppenthal, Chris

Saber, Luciano

Saltzberg, Barney

Sandler, Ellen

Sands, Katharine

Santiago, Eduardo

Sartor, Colette

Sarvas, Mark

Scharlach , Ed

Schimmel, John

Schraft, Micah

Schwartz, Leslie

Schwartz, Virginia Frances

Sedaka, Marc

Selbo, Jule

Shahan, Sherry

Shapiro, Rochelle

Shaw, Deirdre

Simon, Clea

Sohmer, Steve

Specktor, Matthew

Spiller, Nancy

Staahl, Jim

Steen , Mark

Stenson , Jacqueline

Suppa , Ron

Taub, Bill

van der Linde, Laurel

Verducci, Patricia

Vigon, Barry

Villanueva, Marianne

Vining, Dan

Vitale, Tony

Wachtel, Brooks

Walsh, Laurence

Warfield, David W.

Wax, Roberta

Waxman, Stephanie

Wayland, April Halprin

Webb, Chris

Webb, Don

Weinberg, Sanford

Weiser, Stanley

Weiss, Michael

Welch, Douglas

Welch, Rosanne

What, Leslie

Wilkerson, Ronald

Williams, Bett

Williams, Sheila J.

Wilson, Antoine

Wilson, Ian Randall

Wilson, John Morgan

Wilson, Larry

Wisdom, Victoria

Witten, Matt

Wolfson , Steven

Wyatt , Charles

Yang, Lyndane

Yee, Lisa

Yoo, Paula

Youtt , Harry

Zackheim, Victoria

Zambrano, Jacqueline

Kimberlee Auerbach

 

Instructor Biography:

Author of the memoir The Devil, The Lovers & Me: My Life in Tarot (Dutton, 2007). Ms. Auerbach has performed her comedic monologues throughout NYC at venues such as The Original Improv, The Bitter End and Comix. She has also been featured as a radio guest on Sex, Success and Sensibility with Candace Bushnell, Wake-Up with Cosmo, and others nationwide.

 

Instructor Statement:

Writing is a layering process. First you have to play, make a mess, and then, after that, after you’ve found your flow on the page, you can start to implement craft, to find the right verbs, the right rhythm, to add humor, to dip deep and dark. It’s an incredibly fun, exploratory and creative process. In terms of helping my students get to the next level in their writing, I’m very good at tuning in to what each person needs. I don’t believe in a one-fits-all guidance system. One student might need to expose more of himself or herself on the page. Another student might need to stop being so adverb happy. And another student might have a hard time with transitions. I try to make everyone feel seen and heard. I also think it’s crucial to let students teach each other. One person’s strength might be someone else’s weakness. Instead of feeling jealous or competitive, it’s an incredible opportunity to learn. Bottom line, I want people to grow. I want their stories to be heard in the world. And I want to do everything in my power to make that happen.

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"Kimberlee is not only a great teacher, but she has that caring and nurturing factor that really makes you feel special as a student. You know this is not just a job for her, it is a passion and it comes through in different ways every week." ---Writers' Program student, 2009

“Her passion for writing and dedication to our education seem to motivate her feedback. I feel I made leaps, by way of necessary setbacks, this semester. Kimmi gave me the most worthwhile experience and the best value for my education dollar.” ---Writers' Program student, 2010