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Oxford Morning After
It’s that universal conference attendee feeling–glad it’s over, sad it’s over! “Global Reflections on Narrative” ended w/ incredible panels that suggested many cultural uses of life stories… For entertainment, for education, for bringing about political and social change. As with … Continue reading
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Storyboard Collaborative and the Oxford Expedition
Today’s “true story, well told” is a post I wrote for the Association of Personal Historians’ blog. Read about how I came to be headed to Oxford with several other personal historians,on a mission to raise awareness of the importance of … Continue reading
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Sarah Goes to Oxford for “Global Reflections on Narrative” Conference
Next week I leave for a week in England–first visiting Bicester, home of the Association of Personal Historians’ U.K. Regional Coordinator Mike Oke, where we will have an informal gathering and share a meal. Then it’s on to Mansfield College, … Continue reading
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The Ballet Class
By Kelly Sauvage Angel Approaching the doors to the studio, I hesitate for a brief moment, tightening the hood of my down coat against my neck, before entering and making my way up the stairs. It’s my first ballet class … Continue reading
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Book review: “Shimmering Images” by Lisa Dale Norton
In my recent “Flash Memoir” online workshop I was describing the micro-memories at the core of that short-form writing technique. A participant said, “Oh, that sounds like the ‘shimmering images’ Lisa Dale Norton’s book is about.” I liked the sound of … Continue reading
A Childhood Moment
By Rose Osborne Rose produced this essay in my recent workshop on Flash Memoir for the Association of Personal Historians. The sky was so vast and blue in my hometown of Parkes, Australia. Mum was very strict when I was a … Continue reading
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A Language Problem
By Dorothy Ross In 1961, many young people were clamoring to join President Kennedy’s newly established Peace Corps. Not I. I took a job as an intern at a stock brokerage on Montgomery Street in the heart of San Francisco’s … Continue reading
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A shout-out to “Creative Nonfiction” for “Picturing the Personal Essay”
Creative Nonfiction is the clubhouse where the cool kids hang out–a virtual place for people like us, who value true stories well told. They “pursue educational and publishing initiatives in the genre of literary nonfiction,” to quote their About page, via … Continue reading
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Balloons Are for Kids
By Kay Frazier My friend hadn’t had a proper birthday party as a child. At 45 years old, she organized one for herself, complete with five friends, cake, and balloons. Each of us got to take one balloon home. Mine … Continue reading
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Storytelling: Global Reflections on Narrative:: A Highly Unusual Conference Format
Ponder this: 70+ people invited after submitting 300-word proposals to present 20 minutes (basically a TED Talk) on something related to the announced conference theme. People from 23 countries come to Mansfield College, Oxford, rooming in the dorm. Those presentations … Continue reading →