Author Archives: first person productions
The Extreme Beauty of January 21, 2017
By Gloria Peterson I wish I could personally thank every man, woman, and child who participated in the worldwide Women’s March protests on January 21, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as 45th president of the United States. I … Continue reading
cool black electric hum
By Doug Elwell Doug tells me, “this was inspired by a vivid dream the other night…In a departure from my usual p-o-v, I wrote it in the second person following your earlier lead with your Italy stories.” You won’t see … Continue reading
Writing My Women’s March
Everyone is writing their Women’s March stories–Facebook posts and emails are coming in from friends, David Brooks is being his gassy annoying self, women like Elizabeth Word Gutting are rebutting. Men too. Here’s Ben Mathis-Lilley on Slate: David Brooks’ Column About the … Continue reading
Pinney Library “Share the Life Lessons” Open Mic coming up–and more!
If you’re in the Madison area, please join me for an upcoming workshop or event!* Next Wednesday (January 24) I and my fellow scribblers in the Pinney Library “Share the Life Lessons Write-in” will share some of what we’ve come … Continue reading
The Bank Book
By Doug Elwell Truman Davis is one of those men who came into my life when I was just a boy and at the time I took him as I found him, a nice man. But over the years since, when … Continue reading
2 writing challenges from Creative Nonfiction magazine
From time to time I’ve tried to rise to the challenge of getting my writing accepted by Creative Nonfiction magazine. No success yet, but I’ll keep trying, as it gives me a reason to flex my writing muscles and a … Continue reading
Inside the Walls: Bob Dylan, teen delinquency, and my own bad behavior
By Jeremiah Cahill My wife and I differ in appreciation of Bob Dylan’s music. She first heard his songs during an overnight train trip while a young man at the back of the coach played early Dylan all night on … Continue reading
Merry Solstice to All, and to All a Good (Longest) Night
Whatever you celebrate as the wheel of the year turns, may it be a safe and satisfying holiday for you. I’m traveling this week, so invite you to reread a post from 2014 about a Christmas memory… that led to musing on … Continue reading
Finding My Financial Footing
By Sarah White This week my online workshop “Write Your Way to a Better Attitude About Money” concludes. This essay was written in response to a prompt exploring attitudes about money picked up in young adulthood. In 1979 I committed … Continue reading
The Reluctant Voyeur
By Doug Elwell But first, this note: Doug has been writing his life story for some time. He has begun revising some of his pieces, creating the lightly fictionalized story of his alter ego “Harry.” “The Reluctant Voyeur” takes place during … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 