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Author Archives: first person productions
Fifty Years, Part 2
By Paul Ketterer Part 2 in a 2-part essay. For Part 1, click here. The venue is appropriate. The VFW hall was born in the 1940s, formed into completion in the 1960s, and has been going to seed ever since in a … Continue reading
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Fifty Years, Part 1
By Paul Ketterer Part 1 in a 2-part essay Fifty years ago, I graduated from Madison Central High School. All that is left of the building is the arch formerly over the front door of the building, facing the 200 … Continue reading
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It’s “First Monday, First Person” time again!
Join us on the first Monday of every month except for Monday holidays to share and critique writing in the first person with like-minded people. Sign up on arrival to read on a first-come, first-served basis, and receive group … Continue reading
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It’s time to “Throw me somethin, Mister”!
Mardi Gras is approaching down in New Orleans, where cries of “Throw me somethin, Mister!” are already being heard–the krewes have been parading since Epiphany. Things have gotten a little quite around “True Stories Well Told,” so like the dazzling jewels that … Continue reading
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“Wild” vs. “Orange Is the New Black” Smackdown
I just finished reading Piper Kerman’s Orange Is the New Black, and recently saw the movie adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, which I read a year ago and have been re-reading sporadically since. These two books are ready … Continue reading
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G.G. Michelson, Macy’s Executive Who Broke Glass Ceilings, Dies at 89
In May 2012 I went on strategic planning retreat with myself, and emerged with a goal that shocked me: to place at the center of my purpose helping feminists from the leading edge of the Baby Boom share their stories of participating in the social … Continue reading
A note to myself resurfaces…
Have you ever found a note in your own handwriting that you have ABSOLUTELY no memory of writing? Well that’s what you’re looking at. I don’t know when or where I wrote this down, and I can only guess from … Continue reading
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A Child’s Christmas in Carmel (circa 1960s)
By Sarah White In the Episcopal church, Epiphany (January 6th) marks the end of the Christmas holiday. I squeeze in this Christmas reminiscence as the sun sets on January 6th. Evergreen garlands. Golden gleams of flame from beeswax candles reflected in … Continue reading
Upcoming workshops in Madison
Make 2015 the year you write! Chris Wagner, the World’s Greatest Librarian, asks me to let you know that a six-week FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP STARTS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th from 6:30-7:30 pm at Goodman South Madison Library! “Get your creative … Continue reading
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Why should you write your family history?
A recent article posted by the New York Public Library got me thinking about the many reasons writing our stories is important. I introduced this question at a memoir writing workshop last spring, and my writers’ answers surprised me. They fell … Continue reading →