I was way more broke beyond a car that wouldn’t start.
WRITING LIFE: Stuckness by Brett Ann Stanciu
Category: Articles
INTERVIEW: Tanya Frank, Author of Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness & Motherhood
Zig-Zag Boy by Tanya Frank is a collective book, giving voice to all families who have experienced this often terrifying and jarring experience.
REVIEW: Dragons in my Classroom: A Teacher’s Memoir by Barbara Kennard
The challenges of a teaching career in the United States and in England are explored in this richly detailed memoir.
REVIEW: Drawing Breath: Essays on Writing, the Body, and Loss by Gayle Brandeis
Essays exploring life’s losses, transformations and the challenges of being a memoirist comprise a graceful and lyrical collection.
REVIEW: The Preventorium: A Memoir by Susan Annah Currie
A long-forgotten American health crisis caused by tuberculosis is examined in a memoir of a childhood forever changed by the disease.
REVIEW: Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice… by Sarah A. Bowen
An animal chaplain examines our relationship with many creatures – from those who provide us with food to those who become our pets.
WRITING LIFE: How Kayaking Buoyed My Writing by Ann Batchelder
I flipped over many times trying to write my memoir.
REVIEW: Let Me Count the Ways: A Memoir by Tomás Q. Morín
The memoir offers a beautifully written account of family love and survival amid the challenges of addiction.
REVIEW: Craft and Conscience: How To Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das
Writing about sociopolitical issues is a craft issue examined in a timely book for writers of all experience levels.
REVIEW: The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water by Chris Dombrowski
The memoir is a moving meditation on the nature of man and land juxtaposed with the challenges of family and parenting.
