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A Nonfiction Writing Course  ·  Taught in Person

UnderOneRoof

Writing Nonfiction  ·  Essay  ·  Memoir

Every door on every floor opens on a true story.

At 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue  ·  Philadelphia

Notices & Announcements

Posted Saturday, September 26, 2026 Residents who would like to join Under One Roof are invited to email Professor Mulhern at authorjamesmulhern@gmail.com. All sessions are taught in person at 2601. No one is ever asked to share writing they would rather keep private.
Under One Roof
A Nonfiction Writing Course at 2601

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Important Information & Course Materials
WelcomeAbout the InstructorSyllabusThe TextbookWriting Our NeighborsThe 2601 AnthologyGlossary
The Sessions
Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5Session 6Session 7Session 8Session 9Session 10
The Readings
Virginia Woolf — Street Haunting: A London Adventure2601 Parkway Condominium Association — History of 2601 ParkwayChristopher Morley — “Moving,” from Pipefuls (1920)Zora Neale Hurston — “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” (1928)Benjamin Franklin — The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin —…Brian Doyle — “Joyas Voladoras” (The American Scholar, 2004)Brevity — “Consider the Platypus: Four Forms—Maybe—of…Gay Talese — “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” (Esquire, April 1966)Library of Congress — American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the…WFMT — The Studs Terkel Radio ArchiveUniversity of Pennsylvania Architectural Archives — Aaron Colish…2601 Parkway Condominium Association — History of 2601 ParkwayThe Brevity Blog — “Braids: A Braided Essay About Braids &…Rainer Maria Rilke — Auguste Rodin, trans. Jessie Lemont and Hans…Philadelphia Museum of Art — The Rodin MuseumNicole Cyrus — “Hairy Credentials” (Brevity)Brevity — “The Shared Space Between Reader and Writer”Michel de Montaigne — “Of Repentance,” trans. Charles Cotton, ed.…

Handouts & Worksheets

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