Category Archives: Writing prompt
Being 13 on Martha’s Vineyard
By Sarah White I wrote this in response to the writing prompt, “Who I was at Age _____.” It is August of 1969, I am 13, and I have come to Martha’s Vineyard to babysit my 10-year-old cousin Alice. Alice’s mother Jane … Continue reading
What are you doing with your summer vacation?
It’s hot in Wisconsin this week. Like, record-setting heat and humidity I haven’t seen since my summers in the thermal-inversion bowl of Bloomington, Indiana back in college circa 1976… But I digress. Are you traveling this summer? Write about it! You’re … Continue reading
Please let me publish your true stories, well told!
In the Northern Hemisphere (where I live) the Summer Solstice begins tomorrow–for me, at 1:16 P.M. CDT. I’ll hold off celebrating until next Saturday, when you’ll find me at Madison’s own goofy Parade of Species. Summer… the time when we let … Continue reading
“Five Major Events”–writing prompts discussion on LinkedIn Group
I’m a member of a group on LinkedIn called “Association of Personal Historians.” The group was started and is moderated by members of the Association of Personal Historians (APH), but is open to the public. Recently APH member Hella Buccheim posted the … Continue reading
Marbles and Such
By Dan Schuette I was in fifth grade at Midvale elementary school on Madison’s west side when the annual school marbles championship was announced. They didn’t have such a thing on the east side where I had gone to school … Continue reading
How To Carve An Angel
Claire Vorster, who blogs at http://www.clairesteaparty.com, sent me the following guest post after reading my post, #@!! writing prompts. You’ll find a source of good writing prompts at her blog. Read on for one example… “I saw the angel in the marble … Continue reading
!%#@*! Writing Prompts
Writing prompts. Every memoir teacher uses them, pretty much. But secretly, I hate most of the writing prompts I’ve seen. Before I go into my rant (and dilemma), let me give you some examples. The first of this curious form … Continue reading
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
Have you been touched by a “Double Life”?
I typically begin a session of a memoir writing workshop with a check-in round, where we tell each other how our writing’s been going since last we met. When it’s the first session of a new series, there can be … Continue reading
Kennedy film found; why care?
A home movie of President and Mrs. Kennedy, filmed the night before he died in Dallas in 1963, came to light this week. Roy Botello had kept the film reel stored away in a living room drawer in his San Antonio … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 