Beautiful story about teaching a community creative writing class

(This is the set up. So powerful, the reveal is a bit of a letdown, so just don't go in with expectations for that part of the story.)

Like, I had someone with an MFA, I had a few people who'd studied with me before, I had some total beginners... and I had one 92-year-old woman.

— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) November 4, 2022

Everyone else was working on short stories, a novel, or a children's book.

— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) November 4, 2022

We got to this woman and she said, "My husband died this spring, and it's almost time to write my annual holiday letter [it was September] and I need to let everyone know he passed away and tell them about his life."

— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) November 4, 2022