Writing Life Stories

Here I am on Saturday night after eating Take-Out from a Chinese restaurant in Roswell, Georgia. I will miss the different places to eat her...

After a quiet day at home catching up on some work, I had a phone call from my older brother, Max. We talked for two hours. We laughe...

Recently my brother Max, in photo on left with sister, June, and I had a long conversation on the telephone. We don't see eac...

While reading  The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister , I found a section I want to share with you. “Old age is a   treasure-house of histo...

This is a question I hear every time I teach a workshop or course on Writing About Your Life. Often when we begin to write about family, ...

I am compiling a manuscript of family stories. Madness is one of them. Let me know what you think of it.  Madness By ...

I spent time in St. Petersburg, Florida last winter and visited cousins and friends throughout the area. I hope to go back this winter and...

Tampa Bay I spent time in St. Petersburg, Florida this winter and visited cousins and friends throughout the area. I wrote this post whi...

This photo of my parents and their grandchildren was taken at my parents' 50th wedding anniversary in the early seventies. Soon after, ...

SISTERS Photo by: Barry Beall June, sitting in the chair, and Gay behind her on her left are my sisters. I am the middle child, but only tw...