What fun it was to be interviewed in front of an audience by my friend and fellow memoir-writer Regan Burke last Friday. Here’s an account of the evening from her, well, point of view. Last Friday night Beth and I participated in an event called “Body Language—Reading and Discussions about Writing the Body.” The event […]

Just got news that the Library of Congress Talking Book Service has created a Braille version of Writing Out Loud — it’s available free of charge to Americans who are blind or visually impaired. The Library of Congress administers the National Library Service (NLS), a talking-book and Braille program available for free to those of […]

The questions Robin Sitten and I got from our audience at the Perkins School for the Blind Thursday sure were thought-provoking. Here’s a sampling: Did you write your memoir Long Time, No See as therapy, or did you write it to share your journey with others? The people who sign up for your memoir classes, […]

Last week we published a post here listing questions my young friend Ali had while planning a trip with her boyfriend Joe from her college campus to a Chicago jazz club last Sunday. They were celebrating in advance — the actual date of their anniversary is today, April 24, so lift a glass or cup […]

Everyone leaves your Seeing Eye dog alone. Teacher knows material first-hand. People listen to you. When post-lunch fatigue sets in, you can lean back, close your eyes, put your feet up on the desk and still listen. No dress code. When the heat gets too high in the room, you can strip down to your […]