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Finding Our Place in Cinque Terre
Over the next several months, I am serializing my six-chapter travel memoir about a trip to Italy’s Cinque Terre in 2008* here. In 2010, I self-published Write Your Travel Memoirs: 5 Steps to Transform Your Travel Experiences Into Compelling Essays. It … Continue reading
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Finding Our Place in Cinque Terre
By Sarah White In 2010, I self-published Write Your Travel Memoirs: 5 Steps to Transform Your Travel Experiences Into Compelling Essays, which included five how-to chapters and, to provide an example, my six-chapter travel memoir about a trip to Italy’s … Continue reading
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Last Dive of Summer
By Jeremiah Cahill When our two granddaughters were in elementary school, my wife and I signed up for a family membership at Parkcrest, one of Madison’s numerous neighborhood swimming pools. Just blocks from our home, it was a great choice … Continue reading
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Thanks, Starry Skies
By Pat LaPointe I am not a camper. However, there was one occasion that I came close to it. My mother had passed away in September — her children and, even more so, her great-grandchildren were consumed with grief. Many were … Continue reading
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It’s that time again: “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”
Mardi Gras was earlier this week, but I can still ask you to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” as they say in the Big Easy. It’s not plastic trinket “throws” I want, but your stories, true and well told. That’s a … Continue reading
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Sicily: Lunch on the Farm
By Sarah White When you sign up for a package tour, your trusted organizer plans the itinerary, down to what time in the morning to board the bus. The promise hangs unspoken: Nothing bad will happen—but nothing unexpected will happen, … Continue reading
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Should have been Scared Shitless!
This post concludes my series on True Stories Well Told featuring essays by writers in my “Start Writing Your Life Story” workshop at the Art Lit Lab in Madison in Fall 2023. See my upcoming workshops here. By Jane Koenig In the early … Continue reading
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I’ll Catch the Next One
For the next few weeks, True Stories Well Told is featuring essays by writers in my “Start Writing Your Life Story” workshop at the Art Lit Lab in Madison in Fall 2023. My next workshop there starts in April 2024. By Renee Lajcak [Midnight in … Continue reading
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Never Give Up
For the next few weeks, True Stories Well Told is featuring essays by writers in my “Start Writing Your Life Story” workshop at the Art Lit Lab in Madison in Fall 2023. My next workshop there starts in April 2024. By Mary Gwen Schneider At … Continue reading
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You Just Never Know When…
For the next month, True Stories Well Told is featuring essays by writers in my “Start Writing Your Life Story” workshop at the Art Lit Lab in Madison in Fall 2023. My next workshop there starts in April 2024. By Carrie Callahan I was sitting … Continue reading
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