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Saturdays with Seniors: Karen Perseveres

September 19, 20203 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing, teaching memoir, writing prompts

I am pleased to introduce Karen Fontaine as our Saturdays with Seniors guess blogger today. A Professor emeritus in the College of Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing at Purdue University Northwest, Karen has three children and three grandchildren. ”I am fortunate to be part of a racially diverse family,” she says. Her son Jean-Marc is a […]

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Saturdays with Seniors: Rita Revisits the 1963 March on Washington

August 29, 20206 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing, politics, public speaking

Yesterday, August 28, was the 57th anniversary of The historic March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Today’s Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger Rita Sussman was there that day, and she generously agreed to let us publish her memories of that historic event. by Rita Sussman […]

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Memoir Classes Zooming Along, Part One: A Student’s Point of View

August 26, 20207 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind

Back in march I wrote a blog post explaining why online memoir-writing classes wouldn’t work for me. Five months later, I’m leading three classes a week via Zoom. What happened? I learned to accept help from writers who were offering to help make it work. Sharon kindly volunteered to lead the Wednesday “Me, Myself & […]

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