Archive for the “memoir writing” Category

Luna and Beth, Live and In Person

January 19, 20228 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, teaching memoir, Uncategorized, visiting schools

After two years of teaching memoir-writing classes via Zoom, visiting third-grade classrooms via Zoom, sitting on panel discussions via Zoom, participating in my book club via Zoom, visiting family members via Zoom, I’ve been looking forward to life in person again. Be careful what you wish for. The calendar Gods have conspired. Starting January 26, […]

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Senior Class: Karen’s Sex Education

November 20, 20214 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing

I am pleased to feature Karen Fontaine as our Senior Class guest blogger today. A Professor emeritus in the College of Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing at Purdue University Northwest, Karen has retired after a long successful career as a nurse, scholar, therapist, author, lecturer and educator. She maintains her private practice in counseling, and somehow […]

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Senior Class: The Word That Changed My Life, by Bill Gordon

October 6, 20214 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing, travel, visiting libraries

I am pleased to Welcome Bill Gordon back as a guest blogger today. Born and raised in Kansas, Bill lived all over the country during his nearly 50-year career in library and association management. When he retired in 2002, he was the Executive Director of The American Library Association, located here in Chicago, and has called […]

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Senior Class: RIP, Melinda Mitchell

September 15, 202115 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, teaching memoir, writing, writing prompts

Just got word that Melinda Mitchell, a long-time member of the “Me, Myself & I” memoir-writing class I used to lead at the Chicago Cultural Center, has died. Some of you long time Safe & Sound blog followers might remember Melinda — I wrote about her back in 2014 in a post called Waking Up […]

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