WHAT?
Military narrative non-fiction, stories that could be fiction, but they aren't. I began with Northwest of Eden, my own memoir of my experience as the second-in-command of an Army Emergency … Continue reading >>
How We Make Memories:
My fourth grade teacher, Miss Pastor, at Hillside Elementary was a stern woman. Her reprimands were shaming, and her glare could turn a kid's legs to Jell-o. I shook … Continue reading >>
Grandma wrote bestsellers
Have you ever felt you were too old to start that novel you've always wanted to write?
Belva Plain was 63 years old when her first novel, a romantic epic titled … Continue reading >>
King of Kitsch?
Former US Poet Laureate said it was irrelevant to even speak of Rod McKuen as a poet. Pulitzer Prize-winning critic called McKuen's work gooey schmaltz. Newsweek magazine called … Continue reading >>
I would start writing, and then say, "This is no good. No good at all."
Does that sound familiar? In an interview in April's The Writer, playwright Christopher Durang explains how he coped with … Continue reading >>
Non-conformist 70s fashion:
The boho-chic, hippie look in the 1970s was non-conformist anti-fashion: free flowing, romantic, artsy and unique, and often involved sewing, especially patches and … Continue reading >>