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
The Memoir Project Blog
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.
In the Kitchen, Cooking Up Memoir
OUR MOTHER DIDN’T cook. To be more specific, our mother was something of a spectacle in the kitchen, cooking a few things, always as dramatically a possible. The simple stuff eluded her: a chop, a … [Read more...] about In the Kitchen, Cooking Up Memoir
Cooking Up a Dog Tale
THERE ARE SOME phrases we hope never to utter. We all have them, and since they are unutterable I won’t list them, nope, except this one, which I can now say aloud, head raised, even making eye … [Read more...] about Cooking Up a Dog Tale
