Carrie Classon

Carrie Classon is a nationally syndicated humor columnist, published every week in more than 200 newspapers through Andrews McMeel Universal.
She writes about reinvention, courage, everyday wonder, and finding humor in the unexpected.

A former theatre actor, MBA, and international project consultant, Carrie eventually rewrote her own life story — and now helps others do the same.
Her memoir, Blue Yarn, chronicles how personal upheaval led her to rediscover creativity and rebuild a life with purpose and joy.

What She Brings to Uptales

• Guidance in memoir writing, personal storytelling, and narrative voice
• Support for writers navigating life transitions, identity shifts, and second acts
• A coaching style that is warm, encouraging, humorous, and deeply real
• Expertise turning lived experience into clear, meaningful, publishable stories
• A storyteller’s ear and an editor’s eye — helping you shape both truth and craft

Background & Experience

• Author of the memoir Blue Yarn
• Writer of The Postscript, a nationally syndicated weekly column
• Former theatre actor and Equity theatre founder
• Earned an MBA, worked on international infrastructure projects in Central Asia and West Africa
• Splits her time between St. Paul, Minnesota and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — living her belief that life can be reinvented, joyfully

Carrie’s Storytelling Philosophy

“It’s never too late to reinvent your life — and your story deserves to be told with curiosity, laughter, and heart.”

Work With Carrie On

• Crafting your personal memoir or life-story narrative
• Finding your authentic writing voice
• Structuring stories drawn from lived experience
• Adding humor, depth, and emotional clarity to your work
• Writing your next chapter — on the page and in life