Category Archives: Guest writer

By Kaye Ketterer, performed at “First Monday, First Person” salon for memoir writers recently. When Kaye read her essay, I encouraged her to share it with readers of TSWT.   I have no time to write a story.   I’m busy. I … Continue reading →

Bang, bang, bang, tap, tap, tap “Hey guys, Mom is making something.” We race for the stairs to the basement. “What are you making, Mom?” “Be patient.” She has large Maxwell House coffee cans on their sides and is putting … Continue reading →

Thank you, Deb, for responding to my plea to “Throw me somethin’, Mister,” with a true New Orleans tale! By Deb Wilbrink Joanne and I arrived at Bourbon Street. We were teens come to the Big Easy on false pretenses … Continue reading →

By Ruchi Kahan In the hardest time of my life, when I almost died, my spirituality saved me. I lived on the streets of New Delhi, India, trying to survive alone starting when I was only four years old. I … Continue reading →

By Suzy Beal “Give it back to me! I won’t burn myself, I know how to do it.” “Mildred, let me do this for you. “No, give it to me, NOW” Her gnarled fingers are gripping the curling iron so … Continue reading →

Dorothy Ross, whose writing has appeared on True Stories Well Told before, sent me this story to accompany her recent essay, “My First Car.” In 1987 my husband found a new-used Mercedes diesel station wagon for sale and convinced me that … Continue reading →