Womens Memoir is running a 2-part series Stephanie Farrow and I have written on the topic “Who Owns the Story?” We’re exploring issues of family story and memoir.
There are several fun writing prompts at the end of each post.
For the first time I know a MacArthur Foundation Award fellow. Well, almost–by only two degrees of separation. Shannon Lee Dawdy–daughter of my good writing friend Arletta Dawdy–is now one of the distinguished MacArthur Fellows. Shannon, 43, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. Shannon’s work in “anthropology combined…
Yvonne Perry, owner of Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services http://writersinthesky.com, has master-minded a blog chain for St. Patrick’s Day March 11 through 17 and Riehlife is one link in the chain. Sort of like a chain letter but with more variety. “What is a Blog Chain?” Yvonne says, A blog chain involves about…
Family stories do not have to be diary-like stories. They can be word ideas. Little boy in diaper. Icecream cone. There, now: don’t you get vivid images and memories from these phrases?
When Jake Lorfing and I were talking yesterday about some long ago work I felt would be worthy writing material, he said, “But I don’t remember anything; it’s too long ago.” I suggested he do a Sensory Scan. You can do this, too. 1) Take each sense in turn: sight, sound, taste, touch, smell. 2)…
Story Circle Network just reviewed “Spirit of a Woman: Stories to Empower & Inspire.” I’m still thrilled to be included in this anthology as I re-read the essays that spill so richly from this book.
Dr. Curt Madison, the new director of distance learning for the University of Maine System, says E-learning has the potential to open the walls of the classroom to a worldwide group of learners.