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Author Archives: first person productions
Another Day Comes, If I’m Lucky
By Carol Blatter Carol described this as a “runaway story, or collage essay”–in other words an essay in which one thought prompts the next, the writer following in wonder at where the mind goes. This huge truck, the longest truck … Continue reading
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Opening the Door to Memory
Learn how to follow your sentences into deeper territory By Brenda Miller True Stories Well Told is having a little “takeover” by the team of Sheila Bender and Brenda Miller to promote their writing retreat in Lake Garda next September, … Continue reading
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Poem for My Left Hand, Usually Auxiliary
By Sheila Bender True Stories Well Told is having a little “takeover” by the team of Sheila Bender and Brenda Miller to promote their writing retreat in Lake Garda next September, which I’ll be attending. You too? Where do poems … Continue reading
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Publishing Opportunity?
Reposting for Sheila Bender of “Writing It Real” WE NEED YOUR HELP. The aliens are coming. Or at least they told us they were. They asked us for just one item: a written document from humanity. This is the only … Continue reading
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The Agawa Canyon Day Trip
By Sarah White Whenever a weekend was coming up, and my parents thought the weather forecast looked good, my brothers and I would get the word: “Pack your pillowcase. You have an hour. We’re going camping.” That meant we needed … Continue reading
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On Writing Prompts
By Sandra Hurtes This is the second of a two-part series. Last week, Sandra’s essay reflected her use of writing prompts to find a story she wanted to tell. I love writing prompts. Someone else’s idea of what to write … Continue reading
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When the Tour Detours
By Sandra Hurtes This is the first of a two-part series. Next week, Sandra reflects on working with writing prompts, like the one that led to this essay. The pouring rain during my vacation in Portugal sent me and many … Continue reading
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You Forgot Something
By Marlene Samuels We’d read every book— about the experience, recovery, getting organized—plus had watched numerous documentaries. Four weeks before our life-changing event of becoming parents, our obstetrician encouraged us to register for Lamaze class taught by Nurse Practitioner Maureen … Continue reading
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It’s that time again: “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”
Mardi Gras was three weeks ago, but I can still ask you to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” as they say in the Big Easy. This time one year ago, I was experiencing my first day in Ascoli Piceno, joining the … Continue reading
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1964. Brooklyn.
By Sandra Hurtes The first time I became aware of having a heart as big as my mother’s was when we left Crown Heights for Canarsie. I was almost fourteen. Everything and everyone I said goodbye to seemed fragile in … Continue reading
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