The Inner Life of the Sentence with Chelsey Johnson

February 15, 2025

Time: 4-5:15pm ET

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Price: $25

Join us for the first lecture of our 2025 Lecture Series on Saturday, February 15, from 4-5:15pm ET with Chelsey Johnson, author of OS #181, “Between Ship and Ice.” Chelsey will be lecturing on the sentence.

The Inner Life of the Sentence A well-made sentence can be its own kind of microfiction. This lecture for the obsessive, enthusiastic, or simply curious will delve into the rhythm and music of a sentence, how to tune verbs and nouns to shift tone, the secret powers of punctuation, and the infinite possibilities of sentence structure. We’ll look at brilliant examples and do some generative sentence crafting of our own.

This is part of our 2025 Lecture Series. You can purchase the entire series by going here.

About Chelsey Johnson:

Chelsey Johnson writes fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays, including the queer novel Stray City. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares, One Story, The Iowa Review, Gulf Coast, Elle, Out, and NPR’s Selected Shorts, among others. She received an MFA from the University of Iowa and a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford, and fellowships to MacDowell, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and the Crested Butte Mountain Words Writer in Residence. Formerly a professor of creative writing at Oberlin, William & Mary, and Northern Arizona University, she now works in arts and culture, edits and consults on book and screen projects, and is writing a new novel.

How It Works

When you register, you’ll be enrolled in a portal on Thinkific, our online learning platform, which will give you access to the Zoom link for the lecture along with any reading you’ll need to complete in advance of the class. This is also where the videos will be uploaded after the lectures take place.

FAQ

When can I register for this class?

Registration is open now and will remain open throughout the year.

Will I be able to interact with the lecturers?

Yes. Students will be able to ask questions and chat with lecturers during the live lectures. There will be no instructor engagement once the lecture concludes.

How much time will the class take?

Each lecture runs between one hour to one hour and fifteen minutes.

Can I take the class on my phone?

Yes, the class can be taken on a phone.

Do you offer financial aid or scholarships for this class?

If the cost of the class is a significant burden, please email edu.support@one-story.com

Discounts & Policies

Our online classes are designed to be safe spaces for all who participate. One Story will not tolerate hate speech, bullying, or harassment directed toward instructors or fellow students, and reserves the right to remove participants who engage in such behavior from our classes.

Refund Policy: One Story class payment is non-refundable after the class’s start date. For this class, refunds are no longer available after February 13, 2025.  For questions about the refund policy, or if you are unable to take the class after you have registered, please contact maribeth@one-story.com.

If you have any questions, please contact edu.support@one-story.com.