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Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Crack-Up
By Sarah White To clarify a story point, you need to know that my parents called me Betsy, a nickname for my middle name Elizabeth. The end for us as a family arrived in late summer 1973 on what would … Continue reading
Things I’ve Done for Money
By Amy Boyd There’s a group of people who may know more about you than you think–dry cleaners. After working all of six hours at a local doughnut shop one Saturday in the spring of 1996, I was told that … Continue reading
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In Madison? Join us for a Story Share Tuesday January 10th
The Westside Senior Center Memoir Writers will host a “Story Share” on Tuesday January 10th from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room at All Saints Retirement Center, 8202 Highview Drive, Madison. The location honors Anne Short, our founder, now … Continue reading
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Under the Influence(s)
The following story is a slightly-edited excerpt from “The Plunge,” which appeared in the APH Anthology, My Words Are Gonna Linger. -By Sarah White I have been fat for as long as I have been looking up to other people. … Continue reading
Memories and Conversations
By Dan Schuette It’s September of 2011 and in the last four months I have had memories of and conversations with my deceased grandparents Al and Ella, my dad John, and my young grandson Cole. They are deceased so I … Continue reading
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Upcoming workshops planned for 2012
It’s taking me some time to get my workshop schedule updated on my website. In the meantime, I’ll share that information here. Sorry, distant friends, all scheduled workshops right now are in the Madison, Wisconsin area. I do plan to … Continue reading
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Oops, An Embarrassing Moment
” Oops, An Embarrassing Moment” is a writing prompt I have given my writers from time to time. It’s brought in a range of stories from the modestly funny, toilet-paper-stuck-to-your-shoe variety to the truly heart-stopping. (More coming about that in … Continue reading
Book review: Moonwalking with Einstein
I recently attended a presentation on how we can improve our memories. It turned out to be a bit of a mismatch to my interests–I want to know how we can improve our recall of LONG-PAST memories, while the presenter … Continue reading
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Letting Go
By Sheila Spear I let go of the Land of My Birth [England] with nary a backward glance, despite years of school assemblies at which I pledged it “my life and toil in the years to be.” I was off … Continue reading
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David Brooks: “The Life Reports”
Have you been following op-ed columnist David Brooks’ columns on “The Life Reports”? In an October 2011 New York Times column, he asked readers over 70 to send him Life Reports evaluating their lives–brief essays on “how they had done and … Continue reading
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