Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir
Remembering Independence Day, 1978
We pause in the “Season of Sports” series to commemorate the 4th of July, Independence Day. It was the summer I went to France, the summer I had an Exotic Foreign Affair, the summer that ended here, at the Indianapolis … Continue reading
“I Just Came to Watch”
The “Season of Sports” continues…today, with a story from my own past. – Sarah White I can feel its grip now, the cord tightly wound around the narrow metal handle. I can feel the spring of its blade as the … Continue reading
Me@20: Trial by Firelight
We pause in the True Stories Well Told “Season of Sports” to celebrate the Association of Personal Historians‘ 20th anniversary with a “Me@20” post. Around the world, personal historians are blogging and posting to social media, reminiscing about our life … Continue reading
Competitive Sports
I’ve been thinking about competitive sports lately. It started with musings triggered by plans to go see the Mad Rollin’ Dolls with a few of my fearless, peerless writer friends, with hopes of blogging about the experience. (We’re doing a … Continue reading
Early Memories
A writer in one of my memoir classes a couple of years ago posed an interesting writing prompt from her training as a psychologist: “Recover three of your earliest memories with a feeling attached—then ask your immediate family to do … Continue reading
I Am Curious…. Orange
The Irish celebrate their St. Patrick today, and everyone who likes anything about Ireland will raise a glass of green beer, sing along to a lilting ditty or two, and romance the history of the oppressed. As a descendant of a Belfast Scotsman, I always find … Continue reading
The Dawn Wall and the Sunset Wall
By Sarah White We admire athletes who compete at levels we only dream of. At the same time, we consistently overlook the accomplishments of a group facing challenges just as difficult—the elderly. In January 2015, I was captivated by the … Continue reading
Innovation Ate My Craft
By Sarah White There was a time when “layout” was considered a skill and I was adept at it. Then innovation ate my craft. As a layout artist, I could take someone’s images and words and make them into camera-ready … Continue reading
G.G. Michelson, Macy’s Executive Who Broke Glass Ceilings, Dies at 89
In May 2012 I went on strategic planning retreat with myself, and emerged with a goal that shocked me: to place at the center of my purpose helping feminists from the leading edge of the Baby Boom share their stories of participating in the social … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 
Reminiscence declared obsolete!
Dateline Madison, Wisconsin: The genre of reminiscence is obsolete, announced an administrator from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, who declined to be identified because she had not been authorized to speak to the press. “We have enough stories … Continue reading →