Tag: memoir
group name: writingcranny
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March 22, 2008 02:53 PM EDT --
CHAPTER I
Nothing tastes quiet as good as a stew that has simmered all night. The Jewish people prepare a special version called Cholent , a potted meal consisting of meat, potatoes, . . . more
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March 02, 2008 02:33 PM EST --
Fate gifted Beth, at forty, with a sudden and wicked understanding of the concept of time. The reality of what she had left of life hit her like an existential brick wall. For the entire year . . . more
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February 22, 2008 04:51 PM EST --
Okay, this is my first post, and I hope it will spark an active discussion on memoir writing. In particular, I hope we can begin a discussion about the critical relationship between the content (both text . . . more
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February 29, 2008 10:34 AM EST --
In response to my "What is a Memoir" challenge, Sandy F. gives us excellent insight:
"I have several memoirs to write from my 67 years of life. I think "life story" . . . more
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March 01, 2008 08:24 AM EST --
I couldn't stop thinking about Sandy F 's approach to memoir writing...starting with a single event. In fact, I had to write an email about memoir writing yesterday and I used Sandy's idea . . . more
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February 27, 2008 09:06 AM EST --
Once upon a time...
a memoir was something you authored in your declining years because you and people around you felt your life mattered. Maybe you were a statesman, a queen, a royal in waiting, a . . . more
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August 06, 2008 07:42 AM EDT --
If you don't know about the writer's group Story Circle Network (SCN), I encourage you to check it out at http://www.storycircle.org. This is a rich resource, especially for women interested in . . . more
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August 27, 2008 07:13 PM EDT --
Are you working on or thinking about starting a memoir? Well, maybe you have questions. This is your chance to get your questions asked.
My business partner Matilda Butler is leading a panel of . . . more
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July 13, 2008 09:32 PM EDT --
lost old poems,
some from high school,
others from college days,
still more about love.
moving like all insults,
allows us to lose these things.
tears and woe, there's . . . more
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May 20, 2008 10:19 AM EDT --
I've emailed many of my Gather friends to tell them the good news. Matilda Butler's and my book, Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story is an IPPY . . . more
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June 11, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
Coyotes, bobcats, owls inhabit our minds and acres.
Who would ever think that oak and pine trees hide
wildlife and fulfill our dreams? A house of a single
story . . . more
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July 13, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
Daffodils white, yellow, gold, buds,
surround the long black driveway
shoots pushing up
green sprouting
bluejays announcing
woodpeckers busy
tiny oregon junkos . . . more
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February 23, 2008 07:23 PM EST --
When I first got involved in the book project for Rosie's Daughters , Matilda Butler and I were both enamored of the content Matilda had put together. In particular, we both fell in love with the . . . more
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February 28, 2008 05:05 AM EST --
I gave you a tough assignment with my last article. You couldn't respond with a one or two word comment. You had to think and write. Sorry about that...but the results were amazing. What the article . . . more
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July 13, 2008 10:35 AM EDT --
I once had an old book on Metaphysics
(written before quantum mechanics)
when read front to back it was impossible
to understand, yet if you read it from back
to front, everything . . . more
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June 12, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
astrology, alchemy, atheism
none a true science
so many endeavors
directed away from
reality, truth and beauty
so much wasted time
. . . more
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June 13, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
summer's solstice starts
desires sexual, physical,
emotional attractions
pleasant longer days
shorter nights filled with
lust, desire, temptation
summertime . . . more
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July 05, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
love can give warmth
sorrow, devotion, worry,
a headache or great joy
more
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February 26, 2008 07:55 AM EST --
I've been writing about how our book, Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story , came together. In case you are just coming into this story, I'll summarize . . . more
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June 30, 2008 01:47 AM EDT --
high cost for elimination
of weapons of mass destruction
out of control DOD reconstruction
almost lost Iraqi oil production
we'll never stop the insurgency . . . more
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