Welcome! I’m Deborah Bayer, writer and workshop facilitator.
I am (mostly) retired from the practice of Infectious Disease and Palliative Care. I write poems and personal essays, and I’m working on a memoir about the need for emotional support in the workplace.
I facilitate writing groups via Zoom. These groups blend the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) methodology with the Narrative Medicine workshop format.
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A Rope Made of Bandages
Poems by Deborah Bayer
AWA Workshops
The supportive approach of the AWA method lends itself to healing from all kinds of trauma, including the trauma of medical training.
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Blog Archive
V is for Voice; W is for Writing
This week, I bought a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. They were expensive, but I told myself they were an investment in my life as a writer. Well, okay, I bought them in a moment of irritation when my husband wanted to listen to music when I needed silence. Such...
#AtoZChallenge: U is for Until Finally…
The 22 Rules of Storytelling, according to Pixar include the following formula for a successful story spine. Rule #4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___. This rule has helped me...
#AtoZChallenge: T is for Teaching
The opportunity to teach or get taught comes up multiple times a day if I’m paying attention. The process of writing my memoir is a great teacher. Last Tuesday, I felt like I made a breakthrough in how to write a scene. I submitted the scene to my coach, and I waited...