The Truth of Fiction
I have the privilege of teaching an adult creative writing class through Scholar OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute). A good many of the participants are writing memoirs or fiction based on memoir and I often hear comments such as “That’s the way I remember it.” While I honor their intent to be true to what […]
30/30 underway
We began writing poems Oct. 1 and will write one a day through Oct. 30. Our line-up is: Jen Stewart Fueston, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Chad W. Lutz, Rebecca Macijeski, Shea Montgomery, Francesca Moroney, Ally Schwam, and Aline Soules. That’s 8 poems you can read every day at this link: https://www.tupelopress.org/the-3030-project/ So far, so good–for me, at […]
Santa Fe Writers Lab and 30/30
On Sunday, I travel to Santa Fe to take a five-day workshop with Natalie Goldberg at the Santa Fe Writers Lab. Most of us know her book, Writing Down the Bones, and have used it for inspiration and the creation of new work. When I got a brochure listing the workshops at the Lab (months ago), I […]
One month in – bureaucracy rules
Having been retired for exactly one month, I have discovered that bureaucracy rules. I spend time every day calling some “organization” about my pension or my medical supplement or some other aspect of this life-changing event, or visiting organizational offices in person. I find it ironic that, in this time when I am supposed to […]
Writer Unboxed, Jane Friedman, and all things helpful
As a long time writer, I’ve noticed a big change over the years—more help. With the advent of the Internet and Web and the generosity of writers, I’ve been able to query help for my writing much more often in the last decade or so. Two of my favorites are Writer Unboxed (http://writerunboxed.com) and Jane Friedman […]