Tag: Memoir
Today is the one-year anniversary of my dearest friend, Barbara’s, passing. Her love knows no end.
While reading the book my Sage Sister Group chose to guide our discussion, I realized I had done what the author recommends when I wrote my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace. After reading my memoir, my Sage Sisters proclaimed…
How do people ever come to understanding of each other? I’ve pondered this question since receiving advice to exclude references to faith and spirituality from descriptions of my memoir. It is clear that many people use the same words and give them…
Spending time with writers is always fun and rewarding. And that was my experience participating in the panel discussion and leading a breakout session on writing memoir at Sinclair’s Writer’s Workshop on April 9. Crystal Wilkinson, Keynote Speaker, advocates for…
“All is well, and every kind of thing will be well.” ~Julian of Norwich The first spring after I moved into my new home a little over three years ago, my friend Diana who lives just five minutes away invited…
Sinclair Writer’s Workshop Monday, April 9 ~~ 11 am – 4 pm Location Change: Room 7006ABC in Building 7 near the cafeteria The 2018 Writer’s Workshop is Sinclair Community College’s 40th year of supporting writers by offering this event to…
Monday, Nicole and I traveled to Columbus for her six-month check-up at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center. The sun shown brightly and the traffic on I70 was light, so it was a good trip. As usual, we stopped in Hilliard…
I recently learned that my friend, Marvel, was an introvert and shy when she grew up. That was a surprise to me because in the twenty-some years that I’ve known her, I’ve depended on her assertive voice when I couldn’t…
Do you have a friend so trustworthy that you can safely share anything with them? Fortunately for me, Barbara showed up in my life in 1968 and filled the bill. When I met her, Barbara and her daughter worked in…
“Once I was lost and now I’m found.” ~from the Hymn, Amazing Grace LOST A common phenomenon for writers finishing a book is to experience a letdown. While being interviewed after publishing his latest espionage novel, John le Carré admitted to…
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