Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir
Finding Love, by way of East Wind
I wrote this in the first life writing group I facilitated (and the first I participated in, as well). We followed the methodology laid out by James Birren in his book Telling the Stories of Life through Guided Autobiography Groups. Session 6 prompted … Continue reading
Nirvana at Table in Umbria
The season of vicarious wanderlust on True Stories Well Told rolls on…. send me YOUR travel essays, up to 1500 words! -Sarah White By Sarah White In 1991, I was selected to be part of a Rotary International Group Study Exchange. The … Continue reading
If you’ve enjoyed travel, you might enjoy my book…
Write Your Travel Memoir: 5 steps to transform your travel experience into compelling essays. What’s the secret to writing stories others will find compelling? After you read this book you’ll know the answer. You’ll also have an outline for your travel … Continue reading
Mopeds in Burgundy
The season of vicarious wanderlust on True Stories Well Told begins…. send me YOUR travel essays! My fantasy about renting mopeds came from watching the French teenagers bomb around on their bicycle-like Peugots and Puchs. I envied the cheap independence … Continue reading
Finding Where to Start
This story takes place 35 years ago almost to the day. Join us for First Monday First Person, my memoir writers’ salon, at the Goodman South Madison Branch Library on Monday, April 7th at 6pm. – – – In 1978, my … Continue reading
Happy International Women’s Day
Two years ago I blogged here about my personal connection to International Women’s Day. I invite you to revisit that post… …and listen to Peter Gabriel’s “Shakin’ the Tree” as you read. -Sarah White Or here’s one you won’t hear … Continue reading
“Make Love Not War” in book trailer for “Seasons of Our Lives”
Back in July 2011 I posted here crowing about winning a writing contest. The story, titled “Make Love Not War”, is about my brief love affair during a summer-study abroad program in 1978. Now that story has been published in Seasons of … Continue reading
Reflections on the Weather…
Sitting in Atlanta GA at a temperate 39 degrees this morning, and seeing that the weather in Madison WI is back to a seasonal 12 degrees or so (above zero this time), it feels odd to post about the cold. … Continue reading
“I Hate Feminists,” She Said
Earlier this year I was riding around Atlanta on a lunch hour with my client’s personal assistant, Rhoda. A sharp 30-ish Black woman with a self-possessed air, she had just finished telling me the quick rundown of her life—started a … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 
2013 in Review: How My Personal Got Political Again
In 2013 I was reborn a Feminist. You know how people say, “I’m not a feminist but…”? And then they go on to say something perfectly reasonable about women’s rights? This was the year I swore never to allow those … Continue reading →