Category Archives: Call for action
Looking for an Encore Career? Start a Personal History Business
by Sarah White Originally published February 3, 2016 on the Association of Personal Historians blog. Millions of Baby Boomers are reaching traditional retirement age with an unprecedented bonus of relatively vigorous years ahead. In response, many of us are reaching … Continue reading
Don’t forget to write!
The desire for self-expression is hardwired into us humans, it would seem–as this beech tree in southern Indiana bears evidence! Mostly I tend to complain about growing up in central Indiana (so flat! so conservative!) but every Spring I get the … Continue reading
Pinney Library “Share the Life Lessons” Open Mic coming up–and more!
If you’re in the Madison area, please join me for an upcoming workshop or event!* Next Wednesday (January 24) I and my fellow scribblers in the Pinney Library “Share the Life Lessons Write-in” will share some of what we’ve come … Continue reading
Join me in January at Pinney Library for 4 weeks of “Share the Life Lessons Write-In”
Last summer I saw an article in the New York Times titled, “The Money Letter That Every Parent Should Write.” It got me thinking about how we pass on lessons from one generation to the next. When do we take … Continue reading
Have a happy Thanksgiving, one and all!
That’s me circa 1960, being served by my Aunt Flosh (Florence) White. My godmother and honorary “other aunt” Ruth Chin is in the background at the stove–she was the gourmet chef whose culinary successes informed and inspired us. She grew up under … Continue reading
Why Our Stories Matter
By Sarah White I pull a battered blue folder off my shelf. In marker, I have printed “FIRST MONDAY FIRST PERSON” on the cover. I open that battered blue folder and look for my notes from our August meeting, the … Continue reading
Back to school! Workshops for Memoir and Family History Writers-Fall 2016.
Living in a college town, “Back to School” season triggers a longing to devote time to learning and growing, no matter our calendar age. I’ve got a fresh set of workshops lined up to help you get started and stay motivated … Continue reading
Potpourri
The word “potpourri” originated in the early 17th century, when it denoted a stew made of different kinds of meat. Today’s “True Stories Well Told” is a mixed meal of opportunities you might want to take advantage of. Over the … Continue reading
Planes, Trains and Vertigo
By Jeremiah Cahill My wife picked me up at the station in Columbus, Wisconsin and the vertigo hit me shortly after we got home to Madison—a kind of dizziness or sense of motion. I‘d been on long-distance trains for three … Continue reading
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Youthquake, Agequake, Entrepreneur: what does it mean to be “unprecedented”?
A blog post I wrote appears today on the Association of Personal Historians’ blog. In it I discuss something that’s been on my mind a lot lately–my cohort of Boomers who are reaching traditional retirement age in unprecedented numbers, with an … Continue reading →