Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir

True stories from my life.

Tornadoes Made a True Story Lover Out of Me

Posted on April 5, 2023 by first person productions

By Sarah White From April 3-4 1974, there was a super outbreak of tornadoes across the Midwest. Indiana, where I was 17 at the time, was not spared. While the tornadoes that ripped through Indiana had no literal impact on … Continue reading →

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3 Short Years Ago, We Went Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on March 15, 2023 by first person productions

By Sarah White Three years ago this week, the world as we knew it stopped. We all plummeted down a rabbit hole, I felt every bit as unmoored as poor Alice, snatching a pot of marmalade as she tumbled past, … Continue reading →

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Travels with Taste Part 2: Reflections on the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Posted on February 8, 2023 by first person productions

By Sarah White This post is the second of a two-part series in which I reflect with Cathy Fleming, founder of Viaggi di Gusto (“Travels with Taste”) on how she found the best work of her life—and how we might … Continue reading →

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Travels with Taste: The Origins of the Greatest Little Travel Company You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Posted on February 1, 2023 by first person productions

By Sarah White So many people wish they could make a business out of doing a thing they really love. My friend Cathy Fleming does just that. This interview is the first of a two-part series in which I reflect … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Grown Up

Posted on November 2, 2022 by first person productions

By Sarah White This was written in response to the Madison Moth StorySlam prompt “Grown”. I took that in the sense of “grown up.” The format of the Moth is spoken word, so imagine me telling this to an audience, … Continue reading →

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Jane Kinney, Campfire Queen

Posted on August 10, 2022 by first person productions

By Sarah White This essay was written in response to a Guided Autobiography prompt, “What are you prepared to give up for a friend?” Given the number of times I headed out camping with Jane into a forecast of rain, … Continue reading →

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In Light of the Repeal of Roe v. Wade…

Posted on July 6, 2022 by first person productions

No doubt many of us are seething, reeling, boiling mad, frightened. Our amygdalae are in full fight-or-flight mode from the recent threat to women’s freedom to control our own bodily choices. For that reason, I call you to read this … Continue reading →

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How I Almost Became a Furry

Posted on June 22, 2022 by first person productions

By Sarah White What’s a furry?  Someone who participates in a fandom subculture focused on anthropomorphic animal characters, with human personalities and characteristics, the Internet will tell you. The mainstream press tends to portray furries as sexual fetishists, but I … Continue reading →

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Dear Blue Creek Village

Posted on June 1, 2022 by first person productions

By Sarah White This was inspired by a prompt: “Write an apology to a place.” Try it and see what comes to you! Dear Blue Creek Village, I’m sorry I haven’t been back to see you. It has been almost … Continue reading →

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A Week at Camp Torture

Posted on April 13, 2022 by first person productions

By Sarah White This post was written in response to the prompt, “A time you stepped outside your value system or witnessed someone being treated differently,” from the Guided Autobiography theme “Navigating Differences.” Waycross Camp is an Episcopal summer camp. After several … Continue reading →

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