Category Archives: Call for action

This Small Business Saturday, support The Birren Center with a purchase from our Birren Center collection! Our latest anthology, Second Chances: Lives Change, One Story at a Time makes an excellent gift for anyone who enjoys true stories, well told. … Continue reading →

I have just returned from a week in the West Virginia mountains, making memories with my oldest besties–the family of friends I knew from high school/college in the 1970s. Maybe soon I’ll write some true stories, well told, from our … Continue reading →

No “true story well told” today. Instead, I can only offer this reminder to do what you can, to bring about the world you want. If you’re wondering where to begin, this article by the ever-thoughtful Margaret Renkl in the … Continue reading →

There was a time when I thought of myself as an artist, not yet a writer… it was during that time that I painted this watercolor, which I gave to my boyfriend circa 1975. A couple of years ago he … Continue reading →

Writing prompts are everywhere if you open your eyes… simply a splash of color can be a point of departure for a reminiscence, a musing, a call to action. We live in a beautiful world and now is a good … Continue reading →

It’s summer. Time slows down. What doesn’t get done today can get moved to tomorrow’s list. Let’s just sit down and catch up, shall we? What’s new with me? Well, I’m looking for new stories for this blog, as always. … Continue reading →

Since early February I’ve been publishing my six-chapter travel memoir about a trip to Italy’s Cinque Terre in 2008. That has concluded, except for a bonus peek behind the scenes at the structure of that memoir that I’ll publish next … Continue reading →

Mardi Gras was earlier this week, but I can still ask you to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” as they say in the Big Easy. It’s not plastic trinket “throws” I want, but your stories, true and well told. That’s a … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered how the stories get here on True Stories Well Told? It’s like this. Some, I hear in my reminiscence writing workshops. What curriculum I’m teaching influences whether a particular workshop produces stories fit for sharing with … Continue reading →