Category Archives: Guest writer
One family, three memoirs–musings from Pat McNees
In One Family, Three Memoirs, Many Competing Truths, Lynn Neary explores one family’s experiences as told by two brothers and their mother, each from their own point of view. Each story deals with the family’s mental health (or lack of it). The family in … Continue reading
Marbles and Such
By Dan Schuette I was in fifth grade at Midvale elementary school on Madison’s west side when the annual school marbles championship was announced. They didn’t have such a thing on the east side where I had gone to school … Continue reading
Halloween
By Kathryn Bush click to listen to Kathryn Bush reading “Halloween” at a South Madison Story Night: Halloween was often a warm night in the Ozarks, with a touch of wind. When I was older and saw “To Kill a … Continue reading
A guest post from writer, blogger, and personal historian Hawley Roddick
I recently came across my colleague Hawley Roddick blogging on TalkingWriting.com. I asked her if she would be willing to share some of her thoughts on True Stories Well Told. She agreed–and what follows is my prompting question, and her … Continue reading
The Big Depression in Bits and Bubbles
by Florence Rosner It’s like the people who can never forget the day President Kennedy was shot, or the day Honolulu was bombed and we declared war on Japan, or who 50 or more years from now will still remember 9/11. … Continue reading
How To Carve An Angel
Claire Vorster, who blogs at http://www.clairesteaparty.com, sent me the following guest post after reading my post, #@!! writing prompts. You’ll find a source of good writing prompts at her blog. Read on for one example… “I saw the angel in the marble … Continue reading
Maria from the Sewing Room
by Linda Lenzke This narrative poem is a departure from the memoir-based prose you typically publish. I’m discovering that my recent poetry is taking on a a more prose-like narrative style. It was written in response to a prompt from my … Continue reading
Excerpt from “I Went Away, But Then I Came Home Again”
by Chris Connolly The opening pages of this chapter were written in response to a writing prompt from Sarah White’s UW mini-course “Start Writing Your Memoir.” This is unedited first draft copy. -Chris I’m trying something different here. Chris is … Continue reading
The Volcano
By Linda Lenzke The year is 1962. I’m twelve years old and walk into my sixth grade classroom. It’s a special day. I can tell because all of our desks have been rearranged into a square instead of rows, we … Continue reading
It’s Okay to Point
Carol Newman blogs at www.angelinyourinkwell.blogspot.com, where I drop by often to see what fresh ideas she has to stimulate me as a writer. Two things always impress me abut Carol’s blog — her ability to use images as writing prompts, … Continue reading
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