Author Archives: first person productions
Submit your work to a new regional publication!
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys the shot of confidence that comes from hearing your work will be published, you’ll want to know about the new regional publication launching from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Continuing Studies Department. I … Continue reading
The Business of Telephones
By Kathryn Bush Telephones went from being rare and infrequently used for business and emergencies, to being omnipresent and frivolous, in my growing-up years. When we first arrived in Neosho, we had one heavy black standard phone centrally located in … Continue reading
For the Writers
By Sariah Daine Come… I will tilt my head. Slip your words into my eager ear I’ve been waiting for your truth. Share with metered rhetoric Iambic pentameter Haiku Or even prose will do… Just let me in. Let me see … Continue reading
Reading the Past
By Sally Davis It was a very cold December day in 1934 at the Morgan Siding Logging Camp when my Dad was told by Uncle Louie, who had just arrived at the camp, that Dad was the father of twin … Continue reading
For every life there’s a story worth saving.
And now, you can help. Last week the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission announced the debut of Power2Give.org, an online fundraising platform to support cultural projects in Dane County. Among the projects listed there you’ll find “Start Writing Your Memoir … Continue reading
Will your words outlive you?
Association of Personal Historians member John Hawkins posted recently the members’ listserv about The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, which his bookclub is reading. “This paragraph leaped off the page for me as an APH member,” John wrote, “since it speaks so directly to the value … Continue reading
Online class “Start Writing Your Cookbook-Memoir” enrollment now open
“If I’m not in a class, I don’t write.” You think I’m quoting one of my students there? I am–but I’m speaking for myself, too. I have a hard time buckling down and producing essays about my life if I … Continue reading
Throw me somethin, Mister!
“Throw me somethin, Mister!” is a common plea you hear in New Orleans during Mardi Gras season. Not so commonly heard around “True Stories Well Told,” but I’m asking. When I don’t have writing classes in session, I don’t get … Continue reading
Story Circle Network–for women with stories to tell
I’ve been a member of, and a teacher for, Story Circle Network for a few years now. If you are a woman with stories to tell, you might check out this worthy group. Good journal, online classes, an annual conference … Continue reading
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Sarah responds to “Dear Abby” letter
Appearing today on the APH blog is a response I wrote to a “Dear Abby” letter. Titled “Dear Abby… May We Offer YOU Some Advice?” it begins, On Monday of this week the popular “Dear Abby” syndicated column published a … Continue reading →