Category Archives: Call for action

Let’s add some reading and writing (forget the Arithmetic)

Posted on March 18, 2020 by

These are troubling times. I’m self-isolating (as if my lifestyle weren’t already pretty self-isolated, as a home-based freelance writer). I’m trying to meet the world as if I were the one carrying contagion, protecting those around me with social distance, … Continue reading →

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Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

Review by Sarah White You want to do good. But how do you figure out how to do good, well? That is, how do you ensure you make your contributions in ways that actually achieve positive results? I believe that … Continue reading →

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My First Moth StorySLAM

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

By Sarah White I think I’ve known about The Moth since it originated in New York City in 1997. A homesick southern poet wanted to recreate the feeling of the summer evenings he remembered, when people gathered on porches to … Continue reading →

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It’s that time again: “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Mardi Gras may be more than a month away (it arrives February 25, 2020) but according to my blog content queue, it’s time to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” as they say in the Big Easy.   It’s not plastic trinket … Continue reading →

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My Big MFA Adventure complete, finding a publisher comes next

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

“We’ve got your book,” said the title on the brochure that fell into my hands one fateful morning in Oxford, England, July, 2016.  “Whether you are a mid-career writer, a journalist, or an aspiring author, King’s MFA is designed for … Continue reading →

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AnnaLeah’s Too-True Story

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

By Marianne Karth AnnaLeah was a particularly avid reader with a colorful imagination. She had a myriad ideas written down on random pieces of paper tucked into drawers, filling notebooks, or emailed to herself. She had, in fact, already created in … Continue reading →

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Story Harvest time–submit your true stories, well told!

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

October 7 will bring the sixth anniversary of First Monday, First Person, my monthly local salon for people who write in the first person. Growing up in the midwest, I’m steeped in the traditions of fall harvests, from the local … Continue reading →

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