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Author Archives: first person productions
It’s time to “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”
Mardi Gras may be nowhere near, but that traditional call from the crowds to the krewes is going out from True Stories Well Told. It is not “throws” I seek, not gaudy plastic jewelry or toys, but your stories, true … Continue reading
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Finding “The Once”–advice from Alan Gelb, author of Having the Last Say
As a writing coach, I have found myself focusing more and more on encouraging people to GO SMALL. Keep it concrete, specific, situated in one uninterrupted run of time. Give us one moment that stands for the larger whole, one afternoon in your mother’s … Continue reading
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Book Review: Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
There should be more “eye” than “I” in memoir, the saying goes. Walking with Abel by Anna Badkhen pleased me deeply, precisely because she is so good at getting this balance right. Walking with Abel is her memoir of a year … Continue reading
Weather or Not (Part 2)
By Sarah White Read Part 1 here… Rising wind. Pelting rain. I remember vividly the sequence of my thoughts at that point. I looked at the delicate wine glass, poised on a little tray-table. I said to myself, “If that … Continue reading
Weather or Not (Part 1)
By Sarah White There was no reason to consult the weather forecast, because it wouldn’t change anything. When my friend Jane plans to camp, she will not be deterred. As her camping buddy, I’ve accepted that once we say we’re … Continue reading
A Prayer for New Orleans
I’ve visited New Orleans like a poor person, like a rich person, and after Hurricane Katrina, like a person for whom money had no meaning. The devastation was not equally distributed, but it impacted us all—even people like me with … Continue reading
Mother Odilia, Jimmy the Baker, and Me
Bread is the staff of life, they say. Bread is where my husband Jim got his start as a baker, before progressing to pastry chef. Bread turned up repeatedly on a recent day, in that way that says, “pay attention.” … Continue reading
Leaving Alabama, 1965
By Jeremiah Cahill For the first time, I was scared. Really scared. Hitchhiking solo into Selma, Alabama in March 1965 had been youthfully naïve. Six weeks later, departing that civil-rights hotbed by sticking a thumb out was not only foolish—it … Continue reading
Seize the Opportunity
By Bill Horne Seize the opportunity, no matter what. I recently took part in a writing retreat Sarah organized, Write in Nature. I should explain that I am also an Association of Personal Historians member, but had yet to do … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
The second anniversary of my salon for memoir writers, “First Monday, First Person” is coming up on October 5th. The fifth anniversary of True Stories Well Told is coming up at the end of 2015. This has put me in a … Continue reading →