MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP. Last year on this occasion, my husband just gave me thermal pajamas. You know, those waffle-print, one-size-covers-all-of-you sets, with ribbing at the ankles and wrists. I … [Read more...] about Marriage? It Looks Good From Here
Writing Memoir? Include Transcendence
MEMOIR REQUIRES TRANSCENDENCE. Something has to happen. Or shift. Or merely move. Someone has to change a little. Or grow. It’s the bare hack minimum of memoir. But don’t confuse transcendence with … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Include Transcendence
On the Road With The Memoir Project
I'VE HIT THE ROAD, if only in a cyber way. I'm teaching this week online at She Writes, a fine site where women get together and talk about writing. My topic? Memoir, of course. I'm the guest editor … [Read more...] about On the Road With The Memoir Project
Memoir: An Adoption Tale
THE CHINESE CONSIDER the owl to be a cateagle: Part cat, part eagle, it is a bird believed to possess vast and enviable qualities. I remember learning about its Chinese heritage sixteen years ago in … [Read more...] about Memoir: An Adoption Tale
Two Sides to the Same Story? At Least. What to Do? Write Your Version.
CAN THERE BE two sides to the same story? Of course. That's both a hallmark of families, as well as of memoir. What to do? Read this, as well as the accompanying piece linked below in which my sister … [Read more...] about Two Sides to the Same Story? At Least. What to Do? Write Your Version.
Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
I WENT TO my first autopsy, and here is what I learned: Human ribs can be clipped with the shears I use to prune my floribunda roses. The smell of a man dead for more than one week is far more … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
