Category Archives: Guest writer
The Business of Telephones
By Kathryn Bush Telephones went from being rare and infrequently used for business and emergencies, to being omnipresent and frivolous, in my growing-up years. When we first arrived in Neosho, we had one heavy black standard phone centrally located in … Continue reading
For the Writers
By Sariah Daine Come… I will tilt my head. Slip your words into my eager ear I’ve been waiting for your truth. Share with metered rhetoric Iambic pentameter Haiku Or even prose will do… Just let me in. Let me see … Continue reading
Reading the Past
By Sally Davis It was a very cold December day in 1934 at the Morgan Siding Logging Camp when my Dad was told by Uncle Louie, who had just arrived at the camp, that Dad was the father of twin … Continue reading
Throw me somethin, Mister!
“Throw me somethin, Mister!” is a common plea you hear in New Orleans during Mardi Gras season. Not so commonly heard around “True Stories Well Told,” but I’m asking. When I don’t have writing classes in session, I don’t get … Continue reading
A Paean to My Oaxacan Queen
Some readers of “True Stories Well Told” may remember April Gutierrez Manning–she participated in a few of the writing classes at the South Madison Library, early on. She blogged about her Mexican Adventure, moving with her husband and baby to … Continue reading
A Train Ride to the Past
By Sheila Spear The train wasn’t like the ones I remembered. Those thundering giants commanded respect, their brasses gleaming, wheels churning, steam venting on all sides, clouds of smoke streaming from the chimney, and the whistle giving off its curdling … Continue reading
Izzy and the Bed
By Carolyn May (Note: I wrote this as a letter from my dog, Izzy, to my daughter’s cat, Elmer.) Dear Elmer, We’ve never met. That’s a good thing because I would probably want to chase you and you’d have to … Continue reading
Raising Sonia, Spirit of the Cimarron
By Katie Ravich My three year old daughter Sonia sometimes seems like a curious combination of my husband Dan and me. Right now we are struggling with her resistance to having “friends.” I mean I am struggling with her resistance … Continue reading
Did You Feel That Too?
By Linda Lenzke Hazelden’s online recovery site Sober24 provides an online fellowship for people who are sharing the journey of recovery from addiction and compulsive behaviors. The site features “Our Stories” written by people like myself in recovery. I submitted … Continue reading
Life Story + “Backstory” = Very Powerful Personal History
Check out this post by my colleague Sue Hessel on APH’s blog… Life Story + “Backstory” = Very Powerful Personal History Sue’s client, a holocaust survivor, clearly remembered her feelings from that experience, but did not recall the exact details. In … Continue reading
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