THINK IN PROPINQUITIES. It’s a phrase that makes me sound more prim librarian than not, I know, but I love that word “propinquity,” and its reminder that you think of your angle shots when the topic … [Read more...] about Memoir Lesson: Think in Propinquities
Writers’ Block Redux: Stick a Needle in It
SOMETHING HAPPENS IN November that tips off a wave across the Northern hemisphere, turning otherwise attentive women away from the bandaging of knees, backing them off from stuffing picnic baskets, … [Read more...] about Writers’ Block Redux: Stick a Needle in It
Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes
RECIPES ARE POWERFUL storytellers. Never was this point driven home to me like when I first encountered the Hart Family Round Robin Newsletter, a tradition of my mother-in-law’s and her seven … [Read more...] about Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes
Need to Research Memoir? The Answer is as Plain as the Hair on Your Head
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLION Americans are tracing their roots, and while genealogy is a fast-growing American pursuit, many people begin their search with little more than an old photograph and a … [Read more...] about Need to Research Memoir? The Answer is as Plain as the Hair on Your Head
The List That Helps With Loss, Part 2
A SISTER-FRIEND FROM my memoir class, writer and yoga instructor Joely Johnson Mork, once made a list that I have written about, given talks about, and which I hold in the highest esteem. Do you make … [Read more...] about The List That Helps With Loss, Part 2
As the Calendar Turns, So Does Memoir
A RECENT ONLINE MEMOIR CLASS class began much like every online memoir class I’ve taught. No one had agreed to this beforehand. No one had said anything. No memo had gone out. There was no round-robin … [Read more...] about As the Calendar Turns, So Does Memoir