WE’RE INTO TURKEY season, and you probably have more than a few recipes in your stash, as well as a few stories accompanying each recipe. And, if your recipes are like mine, some of them are better … [Read more...] about More From the Recipe Files: T-Shirt Turkey
The Memoir Project Blog
Memoir Lesson: Think in Propinquities
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
Memoir, Ripped from the Headlines
LAST NIGHT IN my memoir class, I was talking about how memoir is a genre, within which there are many separate ways to express yourself. This always surprises those who think that memoir is one big … [Read more...] about Memoir, Ripped from the Headlines
Spam Chop Suey Reveals Genetic Code!
SEVEN INHERITED RECIPE BOXES make up my collection. I’ve had them with me now for so many years that I can remember at least four different places they’ve resided in my office, each for long periods … [Read more...] about Spam Chop Suey Reveals Genetic Code!
Finding Memoir Amid the Jell-O. Oh Yeah.
WHERE I COME FROM, the word “salad” means lettuce. Perhaps that lettuce will be accompanied by onions, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, crumbled cheese, or all of the above, but lettuce—and I believe I … [Read more...] about Finding Memoir Amid the Jell-O. Oh Yeah.
