Category Archives: Call for action
First Monday, First Person salon meets Nov 3rd.
What day is November 3rd? A Monday. Which Monday is it? The first in the month. What does that mean? It’s time for the “First Monday, First Person” salon to meet! Join us from 6pm – 7:45pm, at the Goodman South Madison Branch … Continue reading
Upcoming events, Madison & Mineral Point
There’s a lot writers of “true stories well told” can learn from the techniques of fiction. Want to try your hand at it? Sign up now for… Fiction Writing Workshop: A six week series with Gregg Williard Goodman South Madison Library Get … Continue reading
11th Annual Celebration of Writing! + Open Mic
May’s “First Monday, First Person” salon morphs into the Goodman South Madison Branch Library’s Annual Celebration of Writing on Monday night, May 5th. If you are in Madison, join us and enjoy the writing talents of our community! p.s. Thank you, … Continue reading
Send me your travel essays
Let’s celebrate spring with some vicarious wanderlust! For the next couple of months, I will feature travel essays from my life and others’ — that is, if you send me something! My life as a traveler began with a family … Continue reading
The Task at Hand
By Kalyanii Kalyani is one of the more than 70 women whose essays appear in What She Said, a Madison-area story collection published by A Fund For Women to celebrate its 20th anniversary. These are the stories of Women on a Mission to improve the … Continue reading
Happy International Women’s Day
Two years ago I blogged here about my personal connection to International Women’s Day. I invite you to revisit that post… …and listen to Peter Gabriel’s “Shakin’ the Tree” as you read. -Sarah White Or here’s one you won’t hear … Continue reading
“West African Cuisine and Cultural Cookbook” book signing by Tina Osuocha
Some of you who’ve attended my classes at the Goodman South Madison Library Branch know Tina Osuocha. Friday 12/13 she is celebrating the publication of her new book with a signing party! Tina is a native of Nigeria who learned … Continue reading
Looking for Stories that Teach Life Lessons
A colleague of mine in the Association of Personal Historians, Paul Smith of Lead With a Story, is looking for stories that are vehicles for values. Here’s Paul’s story: I’m a writer and storyteller like many of you. I’m under … Continue reading
Next “First Monday, First Person” Salon meets December 2
“First Monday, First Person”–A Memoir Writers’ Monthly Salon December 2, 6pm – 7:45pm Goodman South Madison Branch Library 2222 S Park St, Madison, WI Sign up on arrival to read on a first-come, first-served basis, and receive group feedback. Listeners welcome as … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 
2013 in Review: How My Personal Got Political Again
In 2013 I was reborn a Feminist. You know how people say, “I’m not a feminist but…”? And then they go on to say something perfectly reasonable about women’s rights? This was the year I swore never to allow those … Continue reading →