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Authors Night Rescheduled: Come on Down to Half Sour on March 2, 2022

February 16, 2022CommentsPosted in book tour, careers/jobs for people who are blind, memoir writing, public speaking, writing

At last! That dress that’s been yearning to come out of the closet ever since I bought it in early March, 202o has a place to go: Mark your calendars for March 2, 2022. South Loop Neighbors has rescheduled its Authors Night! The original Authors Night had to be cancelled due to a Chicago snowstorm, […]

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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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DJ Mermaid is On the Air! Tune In to WBEZ Today at 3:44 p.m.

September 22, 2021CommentsPosted in Blogroll, careers/jobs for people who are blind, public speaking, radio, writing

My 15-year-old author friend Anja Herrman, a.k.a. DJ Mermaid, is going to be on WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio) today, September 22, 2021 at 3:44 pm. I wrote a post here years ago when a conversation Anja had with her aunt first aired on StoryCorps, and this is the week the Chicago StoryCorps booth will officially […]

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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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