Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir
Working on my memoir…
I’ve just returned from a weekend in a cabin on the Lake Superior shore, alternating work on my memoir with walks in the snowy woods. Each morning began with coffee and scribbling on a legal pad in front of the wood … Continue reading
Pecan Gems
I woke up this morning thinking about this piece I wrote in Summer 2009 for the Meals and Memories workshop I conducted with students from the UW-Madison’s Odyssey Project. The assigned theme was “Favorite Holiday Foods.” -Sarah White I am … Continue reading
Billy Sunday’s Ghost Resort
Before I move on from my childhood tales–adolescence is beckoning–there’s one more I’d like to share with you. This piece was originally published in about 1996 on Star-Thrower, a website featuring autobiographical narrative funded by the Indiana Humanities Council. My … Continue reading
The Carmel Sale
A community empties its closets—and fills them. By Sarah White In 1965 the community of Carmel, Indiana needed a new swimming pool. A pool required money, and that meant fundraising. The whole community kicked in. I’m sure many kinds of … Continue reading
Remembering Bev Fosdal
A fearless, peerless writer passed away on Wednesday, January 25th — Bev Fosdal of Cambridge, Wisconsin. I was introduced to Bev by Anne Short, reminiscence writing instructor extraordinaire, when I was looking for people to interview for my book, Madison … Continue reading
“I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore”
By Sarah White I thought I’d follow on Dan Schuette’s “Invasion” post about the U.W. Campus 1967 with a memory of what I was doing about that same time. I wrote this in response to an assignment I gave my … Continue reading
My Earliest Branching Point
In my writing workshops I encourage memoirists to focus on life’s branching points. These are the events that leave your life forever changed. A branching point may come about by choice or by chance; it may seem terrible at the … Continue reading
Foxy
By Sarah White This piece was written for a “Show & Tell” assignment in Anne Short’s Reminiscence Writing workshop at the Westside Senior Center, in Spring 2006. I became the workshop leader in Spring 2008 when Anne retired. ~ … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 