FAMILIES, LIKE NATIONS, have their own languages. We talk, we colloquialize ourselves into clans whose simplest intimacies are nicknames and dog names and things we shout at an ump. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Father’s Day
Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
PASSOVER IS HERE, and we look forward to our yearly Seder, blended as we will be into another family’s gracious celebration. It’s easier these days since there are only three of us to accommodate at … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
Memoir Without a Net: Telling a Tale on the Radio
I'VE NEVER BEFORE TOLD A PIECE of memoir without notes, or not reading from a manuscript. At least not in public. Of course, I've told stories at the dinner table, in the car, and over the phone, but … [Read more...] about Memoir Without a Net: Telling a Tale on the Radio
Parenting Memoir: Were There Saturdays Before Children?
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: Good parenting requires a healthy respect for forgetfulness and a working knowledge of when to use it. Women who give birth claim that after delivery they forget all about the pain. … [Read more...] about Parenting Memoir: Were There Saturdays Before Children?
Memoir Writing on the Air: Me, Studio 360 and an Aha Moment
THE RADIO IS my favorite medium, and so it is truly a thrill to tell you that I’ll be on the wonderful PRI show Studio 360 this weekend, telling a piece of memoir. Part of their ongoing series of Aha … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing on the Air: Me, Studio 360 and an Aha Moment
In the Curriculum: Me! On the Syllabus
I'M IN THE CURRICULUM. It would be impossible to convey the sheer delight I experienced when seeing that I am required reading material in a college course syllabus. Well, not I, but something I … [Read more...] about In the Curriculum: Me! On the Syllabus
