March 8, 2012
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION in my class is “How do I know when it’s done?” In fact, a piece of writing never really...
March 7, 2012
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...
March 3, 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...
March 1, 2012
DROP THE GLUE GUN. Back away from the scrapbook. That’s right. Slowly. If you were scrapbooking, you were defaulting to the simplest, most anemic...
February 28, 2012
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...
February 25, 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...
February 23, 2012
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...
February 21, 2012
MEMOIR IS EVERYWHERE, making it ever more difficult to wade through to the good stuff. So, for you and you alone, I strapped on...
February 19, 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...
February 15, 2012
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...
February 14, 2012
LAST WEEK IN CLASS, the question was raised about how to edit yourself, and suddenly everyone looked at their shoes. It’s a reaction I’ve...
February 12, 2012
I TOLD YOU my side of the story. Now, it’s my sister’s turn. It’s what I call the “She Said, She Said” of all...
