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Category Archives: Call for action
Now, What Were You Writing?
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
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It’s that time again: “Throw me somethin’, Mister!”
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
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Your Story Here
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
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The Birren Center is at it again! Third anthology open for submissions
Back in November, I announced the publication of the second anthology from the Birren Center for Guided Autobiography. As of May first, the third anthology is open for submission. Note, to submit you must have taken a Guided Autobiography class, … Continue reading
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Linda Lenzke’s “Dispatch from the Hideout” Covid Journal
In response to my call last week for your reflections on the COVID19 pandemic–and call to submit your journals, etc. to the Wisconsin Historical Society’s special collection–I received this comment from Linda Lenzke, an occasional contributor to True Stories Well … Continue reading
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3 Short Years Ago, We Went Down the Rabbit Hole
By Sarah White Three years ago this week, the world as we knew it stopped. We all plummeted down a rabbit hole, I felt every bit as unmoored as poor Alice, snatching a pot of marmalade as she tumbled past, … Continue reading
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Travels with Taste Part 2: Reflections on the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
By Sarah White This post is the second of a two-part series in which I reflect with Cathy Fleming, founder of Viaggi di Gusto (“Travels with Taste”) on how she found the best work of her life—and how we might … Continue reading
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Travels with Taste: The Origins of the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
By Sarah White So many people wish they could make a business out of doing a thing they really love. My friend Cathy Fleming does just that. This interview is the first of a two-part series in which I reflect … Continue reading
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Let’s Make 2023 the Year of the Reminiscence Writer
If you’ve been a reader of this blog for a while, you know how passionate I am about motivating people to write about their lives. The benefits are many: Individuals gain a satisfying skill, explore the meaning of their life … Continue reading
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Happy International Women’s Day!
This morning I invite you to revisit a post I published here on March 8, 2012, about my personal connection to International Women’s Day. As we honor women today, I encourage you to support women’s rights. When women thrive, we … Continue reading →