Guest post by Alexandra Risen I haven't been a debut writer forever. It just feels that way. Likely because...
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“I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
— James A. Michener
Traces of What Was: a memoir by Steve Rotschild
January 27, 2016
Inspired by a line from novelist Lydia Millet -- “We live in what we leave behind” -- Steve Rotschild began...
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Lessons in Bonsai (and Writing): guest post by Sandra Shaw Homer
January 20, 2016
SANDRA SHAW HOMER was a guest speaker at my first Costa Rica writers' retreat (2012) and a co-organizer for my...
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“There was a writer living inside me”: Interview with memoirist Cea Sunrise Person (part 2)
January 6, 2016
Watch the book trailer for North of Normal: Read also Part 1 of Cea's thought-provoking interview. As you...
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“There was a writer living inside me”: Interview with memoirist Cea Sunrise Person (part 1)
December 30, 2015
News: Plum Johnson will be my guest for the Winter session of Memories into Story: Life Writing II (online advanced...
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12 Tips for Interviewing Seniors About Their Lives: guest post by novelist Elinor Florence
November 25, 2015
During November, the month of Remembrance, we read and watch many interviews with veterans. Sadly, our Canadian veterans...
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A Rewording Life Launches Today!
November 17, 2015
I'm tickled to be among the 1,000 -- yes, you read that right -- logophile contributors to A Rewording Life,...
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Off the Shelf: Greg Walker on recognizing “the sacred meeting place of memory and reality”
November 11, 2015
My fingers dug into the smooth trunk of the beast as I searched in vain for a handgrip....
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“Identity is a difficult thing when you’re in between spaces”: Writer Sonja Boon on defining oneself
October 28, 2015
"I am the girl in the back. The quiet brown one in a sea of white. There’s another brown girl...
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Surviving with Grace: Judy Bullis reflects on writing & publishing a personal essay
October 14, 2015
"I rise with the sun. Being late is not an option. I have come into my farming life too late...
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Women’s Voices Are Crucial: Thoughts from Plum Johnson, author of the award-winning memoir They Left Us Everything
October 7, 2015
In March of this year, Plum Johnson won the coveted RBC Taylor Prize for literary nonfiction for her...
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Shepherd: A Memoir, review by Mary E. McIntyre
September 23, 2015
Richard Gilbert always had one foot in the furrow. His father lost their family farm in Georgia when Gilbert was...
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