Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir
It’s the stories that matter, not the stuff.
This time of year we could use a reminder that it’s the stories that matter, not the stuff. Ten years ago I had my “aha!” moment about this. I had recently become interested in personal history. Fresh from my first … Continue reading
The Search for the Hildebrand Cemetery
I got to discussing the Search for the Hildebrand Cemetery with my memoir class at the Westside Senior Center yesterday. Our topic was the value of considering our stories from other people’s perspectives, and I used this as an example. … Continue reading
I Loved My ’65 Valiant like Family
A couple of my fearless peerless writers have shared stories about important cars in their lives lately. Thought I’d share mine! In the summer of 1985 I inherited a car. I’m sure it will always be the car I loved … Continue reading
My History of Camping Food
I haven’t published any of my own memoir writing recently–time to get back to that! Here’s an essay I wrote while teaching the “Meals and Memories” workshop for Odyssey three summers ago… but first — “a commercial message.” Just a … Continue reading
A virtual “catch of the day” blog tour
I posted today on my First Person blog about my recent writing retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery with my old friend Seth Kahan. Want to read how a book gets birthed? Go here… Meanwhile, today on the Association of Personal … Continue reading
You Can Go Home Again
I have just returned from a family reunion in Winona Lake, Indiana, where I spent summers as a child. I blogged about those memories previously on True Stories Well Told…. an essay I’d written in the mid 1990s. Here is … Continue reading
Restoring Family Nature
Appearing today on the APH blog is an essay I developed recently for a class. My intent was to produce an example of the “complication, three developments, resolution” outline structure applied to the opinion-essay format (as opposed to an anecdotal … Continue reading
A thought for Mothers’ Day…
Mothers’ Day has never been an easy occasion for me. My family wasn’t big on celebrating the “Hallmark Holidays.” I remember one time when I was about 12 my friend Janet took me with her when she went shopping for … Continue reading
The Transplanting
May 1, 2012 Yesterday morning I spent an hour on a conference call. As I sat, my eyes took in activity on the small dead-end street that tees off from the busy main street outside the window of my home … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 
These Lips Are Finally Unsealed
This essay came to mind after a courageous woman shared her story in one of my writing classes this week. This 2008 essay was accepted for publication on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “This I Believe” website. -Sarah White I believe in the power … Continue reading →