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“Memoir isn’t the summary of a life; it’s a window into a life, very much like a photograph in its selective composition. It may look like a casual and even random calling up of bygone events. It’s not; it’s a deliberate construction.” — William Zinsser No matter what age we have achieved, our lives are […]
The Green Mountain Writers Group celebrated National Poetry Month on April 20, 2024. We enjoyed the opportunity to meet in person at Underhill Center’s historic District No. 5 Schoolhouse on a special day dedicated to poets and fans of poetry At 10 AM, we begin with a morning workshop led by Vermont Poet Jodi Girouard. Her call for “Ending the Silence” […]
“unpsychology magazine publishes writing, art, video and music related to the broad theme of how humans see and experience the world in complex and troubled times.“ I attended a creative workshop with the magazine’s editors and about 20 individuals from around the world who were interested in submitting writing, artwork, or music to be considered for […]
On Saturday, November 18, 2023, I attended the Second Annual Non-Fiction Comics Fest at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, Vermont. The 3-day event featured panel discussions, workshops, and a main floor exhibit space filled with cartoonists displaying their non-fiction and autobiographical work. On Sunday, I dropped in on Zoom for a SAW workshop (The […]
