Writing a Life Worth Remembering * April 2, 2026

📅 April 2, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Peacock Inn
🎟 $295 (through March 20)
👥 Limited to 20 participants

“Some day, I’ll write my story.”

If you’ve carried that sentence quietly for years, this day is designed for you.

The Princeton Memoir Salon is a one-day literary gathering for adults 55+ who wish to approach personal writing with seriousness, structure, and care.

This is not a prompt-driven workshop.
It is not a confessional space.
It is not about rushing toward a finished manuscript.

It is about understanding what has been quietly blocking your writing — and learning how to move forward thoughtfully and sustainably.

What Makes This Different

Many people delay writing not because they lack stories, but because they care:

• About family relationships
• About privacy
• About doing justice to complexity
• About writing well

This salon reframes courage not as force, but as continuance within supportive structure.

During the Day, You Will:

• Explore what has been preventing you from beginning
• Learn how memoir can be written without telling everything
• Work in small, manageable writing segments
• Experience structured guidance and pacing
• Leave with at least 500 words of original writing

Sharing your work aloud is always optional.

The Setting

Hosted at the historic Peacock Inn in Princeton, New Jersey, the salon offers an intimate and refined environment conducive to thoughtful work.

Enrollment is intentionally limited to preserve depth and attention.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Deborah S. Greenhut is an author, educator, and former dean of humanities whose work focuses on ethical storytelling and later-life authorship. She specializes in helping thoughtful adults create conditions where unfinished stories can continue without urgency or exposure.

Investment

$295 plus tax per participant (through March 25)
Space is limited to 20 participants.

Registration closes when capacity is reached.

Refund Policy

Full refunds available through March 20, 2026.
Cancellations between March 21–27 receive a 50% refund.
After March 27, tickets may be transferred but are non-refundable.

If the event must be canceled, full refunds will be issued.

Info: * Morning Reflection
* First Writing Session
* Midday Pause for Lunch
* Afternoon Writing Session
* Closing Reflection & Program Evaluations

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Peacock Inn and The Perch at Peacock Inn, 20 Bayard Lane, Princeton, United States

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