Archive for the “memoir writing” Category

Hot Off the Press: Sharon Kramer’s “Time for Bubbe” Book is Published Today

March 10, 202114 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, questions kids ask, teaching memoir, writing, Writing for Children, writing prompts

Over the years, many writers in the memoir classes I lead have self-published their work. Until now, only three had found independent publishers: Hanna Bratman’s collection What’s In My Head was published by Blue Marlin Publications in 2011 Anna Perlberg’s The House in Prague was published by Golden Alley Press in 2016 Regan Burke’s long-awaited […]

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Saturdays with Seniors: Wonderful Andrea

March 6, 202116 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, technology for people who are blind

I am pleased to introduce Andrea Kelton as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. A retired educator, Andrea has been in the “Me, Myself and I” memoir class at the Chicago Cultural Center for 15 years (another longtime writer in Andrea’s class, Sharon Kramer, has generously volunteered to lead that class via Zoom now). […]

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Saturdays with Seniors: Life at the Corner Drug Store

February 27, 202117 CommentsPosted in guest blog, memoir writing, Uncategorized, writing prompts

I am pleased to introduce Lola Hotchkis as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. Lola’s cousin Nancy is a friend of mine and describes Lola as “the writer in the family.” Retired after a successful career in business, Lola lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and joined our class once I started […]

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Saturdays with Seniors: Jody in Jail

February 13, 202112 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, writing prompts

I am pleased to introduce Dr. Jody Ashenhurst as our Saturdays with Seniors guest blogger today. Dr. Ashenhurst grew up in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood and attended medical school at University of Illinois at Chicago. She trained in Internal Medicine at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital under renowned physician Dr. Quentin Young and credits him for […]

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