Monthly Archives: February 2011

Kennedy film found; why care?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

A home movie of President and Mrs. Kennedy, filmed the night before he died in Dallas in 1963, came to light this week.  Roy Botello had kept the film reel stored away in a living room drawer in his San Antonio … Continue reading →

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The Volcano

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

By Linda Lenzke The year is 1962. I’m twelve years old and walk into my sixth grade classroom. It’s a special day. I can tell because all of our desks have been rearranged into a square instead of rows, we … Continue reading →

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Pecan Gems

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I woke up this morning thinking about this piece I wrote in Summer 2009 for the Meals and Memories workshop I conducted with students from the UW-Madison’s Odyssey Project. The assigned theme was “Favorite Holiday Foods.” -Sarah White I am … Continue reading →

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Sitting On My But

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Imagine my delight when just days after I launched “True Stories Well Told” a fellow blogger contacted me offering to exchange posts. Cool! I was reaching friends I’d never met! Kristine Gunderson is the assistant editor of “My Dog Ate … Continue reading →

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Save your local independent bookstore

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

We have met the enemy, and he is us. I opened my third package from Amazon books this month as I sat down to write this. I had just finished reading about Borders’ bankruptcy in the paper. Yesterday a friend forwarded … Continue reading →

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Book review: Patti Smith’s “Just Kids”

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

I just finished reading Patti Smith’s memoir of her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, which began in 1967 when she was 19. Just Kids takes us from their first “meet-cute” to his dying breath, March 9, 1989. I’m not a big … Continue reading →

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“Start Writing Your Memoir” workshop starts 2/21

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

A few slots are still available in my class starting near Hilldale next Monday. The workshop meets at the Westside Senior Center, 602 Sawyer Terrace, for eight Mondays  over lunchtime, 11:00-12:50. Brown bag lunches welcome. Cost is $40. Email me at whitesarah@charter.net … Continue reading →

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It’s Okay to Point

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Carol Newman blogs at  www.angelinyourinkwell.blogspot.com, where I drop by often to see what fresh ideas she has to stimulate me as a writer. Two things always impress me abut Carol’s blog — her ability to use images as writing prompts, … Continue reading →

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Billy Sunday’s Ghost Resort

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Before I move on from my childhood tales–adolescence is beckoning–there’s one more I’d like to share with you. This piece was originally published in about 1996 on Star-Thrower, a website featuring autobiographical narrative funded by the Indiana Humanities Council. My … Continue reading →

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NY Times’ Neil Genzlinger vs. Jill Ker Conway

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

An article in January 30th’s New York Times Book Review set off a wave of polite indignation on the Association of Personal Historians‘ listserv. In “The Center of Attention” staff editor Neil Genzlinger waxed peevish about the number of mediocre … Continue reading →

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