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Why I Decided to Write my Memoir and Share my Story
The seed for my memoir was planted in 2009 when I first read Primo Levi’s book “The Periodic Table.” I was living in Rome, researching the history of vandalism to art and public places on a fellowship. I had spent three decades working as a conservator of sculpture and buildings, and this was a year […]
Learning to Listen: The Journey to We Have Always Been Who We Are
Learning to Listen: The Journey to We Have Always Been Who We Are By Sofia T. Romero When I was in middle school, we had these current events assignments where we were supposed to choose a story from the newspaper and write about it. Most kids chose a serious news story. But one time, I […]
The Journey of Writing “Ride On!”: Harnessing the Power of Stories to Champion Women’s Excellence
The Journey of Writing “Ride On!”: Harnessing the Power of Stories to Champion Women’s Excellence By S.A. Sterling “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb In a world that often emphasizes individual accomplishments, we must never underestimate the collective strength of women’s stories. […]
THE INTERN and the Return of the Legal Thriller by Michele Campbell
THE INTERN and the Return of the Legal Thriller by Michele Campbell Suits is the biggest show on streaming. John Grisham is writing a sequel to The Firm. Everything old is new again, and that is true a hundred times over for the classic legal thriller. It never really went away. But it’s also back […]
Dreaming Myself into Old Age
Dreaming Myself into Old Age At the beginning of 2012, in my seventy-second year, I decided to return to analysis so I could explore my concerns about aging and dying. Fortunately, I found Dr. Y, a Jungian analyst who takes Medicare, freeing me to explore my new terrain—old age—without depleting our savings. Dr. Y is […]
The Joy of Older Characters by Susan McCormick
The Joy of Older Characters by Susan McCormick Murder mystery protagonists come in all flavors, and my favorite is the elderly detective. While underrepresented, Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, Elly Griffiths The Postscript Murders, television’s Only Murders in the Building, and my Fog Ladies cozy murder mystery series all feature loveable, complex older characters […]
Suzanna Welby: On Publishing Rufus in Rabitannia
When I was 21 and newly married, I found myself living in the wilds of Lincolnshire with dogs, horses and very many wild rabbits. The garden was pretty non- existent so they were perfect adornments rather than the pests so despised by proper gardeners. I discovered, when I grew up and had a garden – […]
Discovering My Story Within – My Memoir Writing Journey
Discovering My Story Within – My Memoir Writing Journey From the time I was a little girl, I have felt a strong pull to write a book. A teacher once said to me, “if you write, you are a writer.” I was inspired by her and journaled for years, still continuing to do so today. […]
Sarah Layden: On writing
Many years ago, while commuting to my MFA program in creative writing, I made a habit of seeking out an old windmill along my route. It was both a landmark for the distance I had yet to travel, and a reminder that I was back home again in Indiana after years away. Now that windmill […]
Interview with MC Kyra Valorian, “Blood Divided” By Katie Keridan
Interview with MC Kyra Valorian, “Blood Divided” By Katie Keridan About Blood Divided Kyra Valorian and Sebastian Sayre have finally remembered their pasts as the former Felserpent Queen and King, and now it’s time for them to change the future―by reuniting the realms and bringing peace to Astrals and Daevals. But tensions between Aeles and […]
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