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Author Archives: first person productions
Family Trouble and the Things We Don’t Talk About
This post concludes our short series that began with a review of the book Family Trouble: Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family. In the second, I recounted my own difficulties in Friend Trouble. In this final post, Josh … Continue reading
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Family Trouble: Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family
This is the first post in a short series. We begin with a review of the book Family Trouble. Next week, I’ll post a personal essay about an experience with “the hazards and rewards” of writing about loved ones. As … Continue reading
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Election 2024 – November 6, 2024
By Fay McClurg Thoughts after election day: was it my fault? The Facebook ads from the Harris campaign had been threatening. I was being asked to imagine waking up on November 6 to the nightmare that d.t. won the election. … Continue reading
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Eye of the Beholder
Today I offer Renee Lajcak’s essay, read by the author. Why? Because Renee writes sometimes to be read, and sometimes to read aloud, because she enjoys performing her pieces. “There’s a difference in how I write for spoken word,” says … Continue reading
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I Felt Good
By Josh Feyen I felt good moving into your basement a few days after I graduated from high school. A family friend had lined up a painting job for me in Milwaukee, but I needed to find a place to … Continue reading
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A Two-Week Immersion in Language, Culture, and Lifelong Curiosity
I had my first immersion in Italian culture when I traveled with Rotary International’s Group Study Exchange program in Spring 1991. Because of the intensity of that experience, (which I wrote about here), my language acquisition was rapid. However, it ran … Continue reading
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Simple Pleasures
These brief posts from my vacation–with fewer words, more pictures–will continue throughout March. Sarah enjoying what Ascoli has to offer…. Great food.
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Accademia Italiana, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
These brief posts from my vacation–with fewer words, more pictures–will continue throughout March. Scenes from immersion in an Italian language school. Luca, our teacher, had us mastering the imperative by directing each other to assume poses from magazine pictures. Harder … Continue reading
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Carnevale, Ascoli Piceno, March 4 2025
This is the first in a series of brief posts from my vacation. Expect fewer words, more pictures, throughout March. Ascoli Piceno’s Carnevale is not “elegant” like Venice, but more about social satire. Prizes are awarded for best solo, up-to-3-person … Continue reading
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Friend Trouble
By Sarah White This is the second post in a short series that began with a review of the book Family Trouble: Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family. In this post, I share an experience with “the … Continue reading →