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Author Archives: first person productions
It Is What It Is
By Christel Preuss She was our next door neighbor, when my husband and I and our three young children moved into our house, back in 1991. At the time I was 35 and she seemed “old”; she had just retired … Continue reading
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Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Review by Sarah White You want to do good. But how do you figure out how to do good, well? That is, how do you ensure you make your contributions in ways that actually achieve positive results? I believe that … Continue reading
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Hungover: A Madison Story Slam Baptism
I posted last week about my first Moth story slam experience. I asked Linda Lenzke to share her experience with readers as well–and she agreed. Have you participated in a Story Slam? Share your experience here! See guest writer’s guidelines. … Continue reading
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My First Moth StorySLAM
By Sarah White I think I’ve known about The Moth since it originated in New York City in 1997. A homesick southern poet wanted to recreate the feeling of the summer evenings he remembered, when people gathered on porches to … Continue reading
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Launching of CIRCE
This is the 18th episode of a travel memoir that is unfolding, one chapter each month, here on True Stories Well Told. Stay tuned for more of the adventure as teenage Suzy’s family moves to Europe, builds a sailboat, and … Continue reading
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It’s that time again: “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”
Mardi Gras may be more than a month away (it arrives February 25, 2020) but according to my blog content queue, it’s time to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” as they say in the Big Easy. It’s not plastic trinket … Continue reading
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My Big MFA Adventure complete, finding a publisher comes next
“We’ve got your book,” said the title on the brochure that fell into my hands one fateful morning in Oxford, England, July, 2016. “Whether you are a mid-career writer, a journalist, or an aspiring author, King’s MFA is designed for … Continue reading
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The Yellow House–new memoir by Sarah Broom
Review by Sarah White I don’t recall, nor does it matter, what brought Sarah Broom’s memoir The Yellow House to my attention. Maybe a “best new memoirs” list (it won the National Book Awards 2019 first place for Nonfiction), or maybe … Continue reading
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Chilblains
This is the 17th episode of a travel memoir that is unfolding, one chapter each month, here on True Stories Well Told. Stay tuned for more of the adventure as teenage Suzy’s family moves to Europe, builds a sailboat, and … Continue reading
AnnaLeah’s Too-True Story
By Marianne Karth AnnaLeah was a particularly avid reader with a colorful imagination. She had a myriad ideas written down on random pieces of paper tucked into drawers, filling notebooks, or emailed to herself. She had, in fact, already created in … Continue reading
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