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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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Free Memoir-Writing Workshop Starts Tuesday!

September 1, 2021CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, visiting libraries, writing

The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has asked me to lead a free four-part virtual memoir-writing workshop,.and The first class starts Tuesday, September 14 at 2 pm central time. and then at 2 pm every Tuesday up to and including October 5, 2021. You don’t have to be a Chicago resident to register, anyone anywhere can […]

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This Just In: I’m Leading a Virtual Memoir Writing Workshop Series for Chicago Public Library

November 25, 20203 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, teaching memoir, technology for people who are blind, visiting libraries, writing prompts

here’s some happy news: the Chicago Public Library contacted me last month to see if I’d be willing to lead a three-part memoir-writing workshop on Zoom. Thanks in large part to writers in my ongoing memoir writing classes who encouraged – and continue to help – me feel comfortable using Zoom, I could, with confidence, […]

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How My Seeing Eye Dog Led Me to Game of Thrones

October 17, 201915 CommentsPosted in baseball, guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, visiting libraries, writing

A week ago today I had a short one-on-one conversation with George R.R. Martin. He’s the guy who wrote the book Game of Thrones. And yes, the conversation was quite short. But still…. The back story: last Thursday the Chicago Public Library and Chicago Public Library Foundation honored George R.R. Martin with their Carl Sandburg […]

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Benefits of Teaching Memoir: Every Week a History Lesson

July 13, 20188 CommentsPosted in book tour, careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, teaching memoir, travel, visiting libraries

A good friend of my sister Cheryl in Anacortes, Washington is in a book club, and on Monday afternoon I attended as a guest author. When one of the members said she loved how much Writing Out Loud taught her about Chicago, her fellow members swelled up in a chorus of uh-huhs and yeses. The reaction […]

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