ARE YOU BETTER OFF? This is the question on which the results of the upcoming election seems to ride, at least as indicated by legitimate mainstream media. And it’s a good question. Worth considering, … [Read more...] about Are You Better Off? Want to Start Writing that Essay? Here’s How
Join Me for a Free 90-Minute Memoirama
PLEASE JOIN ME for a free, 90-minute Memoirama. It will take place on September 5, 2012, at WMHT Educational Telecommunications, as part of a new partnership I'm establishing. All are welcome. It's … [Read more...] about Join Me for a Free 90-Minute Memoirama
Summer Vacation? Nope. Resting my Yang.
REST YOUR YANG. Written on a piece of paper, that phrase was meant as a prescription when it was handed over by my dear friend Jeanne. Also a brilliant massage therapist and yoga teacher, she is among … [Read more...] about Summer Vacation? Nope. Resting my Yang.
Writing Memoir that is Stranger Than Fiction? So What?
STRANGER THAN FICTION? I hear this phrase all the time in questions from students about how to write a family truth that is far more bizarre than anyone would believe. I disagree on the not-believing … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir that is Stranger Than Fiction? So What?
Ripped From the Headlines: How to Write Op-eds
WANT TO BE HEARD? Of course you do. My advice? Write an op-ed, one of those opposite-the-editorial-pages pieces that you read every day, learn from, and sometimes pass along to your friends and … [Read more...] about Ripped From the Headlines: How to Write Op-eds
Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: April 26, 2012
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 … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: April 26, 2012
