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About first person productions

My blog "True Stories Well Told" is a place for people who read and write about real life. I’ve been leading life writing groups since 2004. I teach, coach memoir writers 1:1, and help people publish and share their life stories.

3 Short Years Ago, We Went Down the Rabbit Hole

By Sarah White Three years ago this week, the world as we knew it stopped. We all plummeted down a rabbit hole, I felt every bit as unmoored as poor Alice, snatching a pot of marmalade as she tumbled past, … Continue reading

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Happy International Women’s Day!

This morning I invite you to revisit a post I published here on March 8, 2012, about my personal connection to International Women’s Day. As we honor women today, I encourage you to support women’s rights. When women thrive, we … Continue reading

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Barbecue Bellbottoms

By Marlene Samuels It was 1980 and although I’d been in the Ph.D. program for one week, I spotted him on day one. His good looks and muscular physique were total contradictions to that academic “geek” stereotype. Without a doubt, … Continue reading

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Mailbox

By Virginia Amis I sometimes think about what happened on that winter day in 1966. The day’s air stung my ten-year-old cheeks even though I’d bundled up with a hat and scarf.   I stood on the sidewalk, facing the front … Continue reading

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Anniversaries

By Joshua Feyen The Moth is a storytelling event-based non-profit founded in 1997 in New York City by friends who missed the feeling of sultry summer evenings in the South, where friends would gather to spin tales while moths swarmed … Continue reading

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Travels with Taste Part 2: Reflections on the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

By Sarah White This post is the second of a two-part series in which I reflect with Cathy Fleming, founder of Viaggi di Gusto (“Travels with Taste”) on how she found the best work of her life—and how we might … Continue reading

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Travels with Taste: The Origins of the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

By Sarah White So many people wish they could make a business out of doing a thing they really love. My friend Cathy Fleming does just that. This interview is the first of a two-part series in which I reflect … Continue reading

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My Problem With the Universe

By Patricia LaPointe, originally published on Medium What’s this? The universe sent me a gift? There was supposed to be only one. The universe decided two would be better. Susan was expected. Jennifer was the gift. The universe must not … Continue reading

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Reverse Jacks

By Virginia Amis We mingled in groups, some whispering, others laughing openly, then catching themselves.  The banquet room windows allowed a view of oak and spruce trees growing on undulating hills where paths wound and disappeared.  Someone remarked that the … Continue reading

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Upcoming workshops & events in Madison

This morning, my “Upcoming Workshops” email went out to the mailing list I’ve compiled over the years from people who have attended my workshops and talks. I thought I’d share that info here, as well. Everything I have on the … Continue reading

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