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Who doesn’t love a good reading list?
Submissions to “True Stories Well Told” have slowed recently (hint, hint) so perhaps its time for some inspiration. Who doesn’t love a good reading list? Here’s my suggested reading for memoirists. Good books on writing memoirs: Your Life As Story: … Continue reading
Creative Nonfiction contest: Weather!
A while back I used to camp. A lot. And it rained. A lot. Finally that experience is worth something: I can enter Creative Nonfiction’s writing contest on the topic of Weather! Fifteen rainy outings in a row–that’s three years’ … Continue reading
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Madison Area Memoirists: Anybody up for “writing attack” on Mad Rollin’ Dolls?
Roller skates were a really big part of my childhood. At the rink, on the sidewalks, all around the town, skates were how I rolled. One reverberation of that roller rumble and I’m back there again. A while back I got invited … Continue reading
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The Underpants
ourBy Katie Ravich I wrote this piece during a writing workshop given by Lynda Barry. The first step was to write about a memorable object. This appears in the third paragraph of this piece. The memorable object was a pair … Continue reading
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I Am Curious…. Orange
The Irish celebrate their St. Patrick today, and everyone who likes anything about Ireland will raise a glass of green beer, sing along to a lilting ditty or two, and romance the history of the oppressed. As a descendant of a Belfast Scotsman, I always find … Continue reading
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To improve your writing, get specific
My memoir writing workshop spring season starts up this week. (If South Madison is convenient for you, there are still a few seats in the house for Thursday 6:00-7:45, 8-week workshop.) I will share some writing tips here to complement the workshop … Continue reading
Celebrate International Women’s Day!
Three years ago I blogged here about my personal connection to International Women’s Day. What started as a Socialist political event has evolved into a a celebration for women’s economic, political, and social achievements–in Europe, anyway. USA–not so much. Let’s change that! I … Continue reading
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The Dawn Wall and the Sunset Wall
By Sarah White We admire athletes who compete at levels we only dream of. At the same time, we consistently overlook the accomplishments of a group facing challenges just as difficult—the elderly. In January 2015, I was captivated by the … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, Dawn Wall, nordic walking poles, rock climbing, Yosemite National Park
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Innovation Ate My Craft
By Sarah White There was a time when “layout” was considered a skill and I was adept at it. Then innovation ate my craft. As a layout artist, I could take someone’s images and words and make them into camera-ready … Continue reading
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Reminiscence declared obsolete!
Dateline Madison, Wisconsin: The genre of reminiscence is obsolete, announced an administrator from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, who declined to be identified because she had not been authorized to speak to the press. “We have enough stories … Continue reading →