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 elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: News You Can Use. 9/19/12
Got Five Minutes? You’ve Got Memoir
JUST FIVE MINUTES. That was the assignment I gave myself today. Five minutes, tops, to scan the paper for something that would help you write one short piece of memoir. Why five? It’s all I needed. … [Read more...] about Got Five Minutes? You’ve Got Memoir
Are You Better Off? Want to Start Writing that Essay? Here’s How
ARE YOU BETTER OFF? This is the question on which the results of the upcoming election seems to ride, at least as indicated by legitimate mainstream media. And it’s a good question. Worth considering, … [Read more...] about Are You Better Off? Want to Start Writing that Essay? Here’s How
Rules My Mother Taught Me
MY MOTHER HAD a few rules for living, one or two of which I still call into play on a daily basis. Others are those I have heard other mothers repeat, like not wearing white after Labor Day and how … [Read more...] about Rules My Mother Taught Me
Summer Vacation? Nope. Resting my Yang.
REST YOUR YANG. Written on a piece of paper, that phrase was meant as a prescription when it was handed over by my dear friend Jeanne. Also a brilliant massage therapist and yoga teacher, she is among … [Read more...] about Summer Vacation? Nope. Resting my Yang.
Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: May 12, 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 elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – from … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: May 12, 2012
