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by Memoir Mentor on March 19, 2012
Going out to dinner. Are there any more magical words in the English language…especially for women? There’s little that compares with the pleasure of scanning a crisp menu, choosing exactly what appeals to you, having someone else cook and serve it to you–and then clean up afterward. We used to do it less than we [...]
Tagged as: Chez Cary, Cinco de Mayo's, Don's Chili, memoir, personal-history, The Memory House, Writing about Childhood
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by Memoir Mentor on February 29, 2012
My spring teaching term began last week, and what a joy it is to be back in the classroom with a lively group of senior-age students dedicated to writing stories about all the interesting things they’ve seen and done during their long and fruitful lives. Pat Milligan hit the ground running in the first class [...]
Tagged as: Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brian, Pat Milligan, Penny Postcards, Turhan Bey, Veronica Lake
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by Memoir Mentor on December 9, 2011
Thinking about incidents from my past I may write about brings up emotions associated with those experiences. When I write a story about an event in my life, it’s as important that I communicate how the incident made me feel as it is that I describe what happened. One way to accomplish this is to [...]
Tagged as: Banff, Bow River, British Columbia, Canada, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Molly Shelton
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* Death Comes to Pemberley, PD James
* The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes
* In the Woods, Tana French
* Annie's Ghosts, Steve Luxenberg
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