I have some gifted writers in my classes. I’m not bragging; I’m just stating a fact anyone would agree with if he or she read some of the stories these students produce. Take Bonnie Copeland, Willie Walker, and Betty Nelson, for instance. When they stand and read their stories in class, we all sit [...]
by Memoir Mentor on March 4, 2008 · 1 comment
I’ve been thinking about my father. Tomorrow is his birthday, and he would have been 86. He died 19 years ago, when he was only 67, of complications associated with Parkinson’s Disease, a tragic, crippling illness that had sapped his mobility and quality of life since his early 50s. His name was Donald Glen Parrett. [...]