NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – from you. Once a week I’ll bring you news pieces I find provocative.
Here are some that get me going:
- What job description requires “the constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros?”
- If you have kids in high school or college, this will make you want to write something. Yes it will.
- Really? This is the best we can do to entertain our kids?
- Personally, I find this kind of thinking terrifying. You?
Surely you have something to write using one of these as your news peg.
Looking for inspiration or guidance on how to write a personal essay? Look at my categories for NPR essays, parenting essays, and several other topics. All of the pieces there have been published, or have aired on the radio. Pressed for time? Check out the interactive calendar, where other news pegs give you the option to work weeks in advance. So write on.
