Author Archives: first person productions
“Inspiring!” Fireflies at Twilight: Letters from Pat Adams
In early September I had the pleasure of welcoming a book I midwifed into the world. This is one of the great moments in the life of a personal historian. How often do any of us get to see the tangible … Continue reading
Old Letters Become Time Machine to the Past (On the APH blog)
Last Saturday I attended a family launch party for a book of letters that I just published for a client. Seeing a book (or any form of personal history you’ve helped produce) welcomed by its intended audience is one of the … Continue reading
Upcoming events, Madison & Mineral Point
There’s a lot writers of “true stories well told” can learn from the techniques of fiction. Want to try your hand at it? Sign up now for… Fiction Writing Workshop: A six week series with Gregg Williard Goodman South Madison Library Get … Continue reading
An Elegantly Simple Act
By Doug Elwell This is a work of creative non-fiction. Some names, characters, places, dialog or descriptions have been changed or added. In those cases, any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Fred … Continue reading
The House That Jasper Built
By Kaye Ketterer This is part 2 of a 2-part reminiscence about Kaye’s childhood home. There was nothing extraordinary about the house I grew up in, yet everything about it was extra-ordinary by today’s standards. The house was built in about … Continue reading
The Barn
By Kaye Ketterer This is part 1 of a 2-part reminiscence about Kaye’s childhood home. I am the youngest of four children who grew up on a small Wisconsin dairy farm in the 1950’s and 1960’s. My Dad was the … Continue reading
Small Things
At a recent Salon at Pinney Library we had fewer readers than time slots available, so I offered a writing exercise. I asked people to think about something meaningful they have with them in the room, then challenged them to write facts (1 minute), … Continue reading
Flight or Invisibility
By Diane Hughes The NPR program about the special powers of superheros bored me. I’m not a fan of superheroes but just as I was thinking of searching for the classic rock station, the guy says “So I started asking … Continue reading
News from “Mountain Girl” Stephanie Kadel Taras
I received this email from my APH colleague Stephanie Kadel Taras, author of Mountain Girls, this morning. I posted an interview and excerpt from her book earlier this year. I’m pleased to share her news! -Sarah White Hello friends! I’m excited … Continue reading
Local memoir writers: help me decide!
Help me make a decision! I’m trying to choose between two different time slots at the Sequoya Library for a 6-week memoir workshop starting in late September 2014. Would you be more likely to come at the same time as my previous Sequoya … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 