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455-GIRLS: February 2011
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Feb 25, 2011. Floating the Workshop Balloon. The past few weeks have seen a spontaneous flurry of emails asking when my next writing workshop will be held. So I thought I'd send out a feeler about doing one this spring and see if anyone is interested in a three-day Intro to Memoir workshop in Santa Monica, California, from May 13-15. Feb 21, 2011. Rosie O'Donnell, who lost her mother to cancer just befor...
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455-GIRLS: February 2012
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Feb 13, 2012. Free Teleseminar About Writing! Please join me on February 14 at 11:30 AM PST for a one-hour discussion about the writing life, hosted by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lauck. Author of the memoirs Blackbird, Still Waters. And the recent Found. As well as the essay collection Show Me the Way. Read about all of Jen's books here. When: Valentine's Day, Tues, 2/14 @ 11:30 AM PST.
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455-GIRLS: March 2012
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Mar 5, 2012. Motherhood and Writing: Thoughts from AWP. I just spent the weekend in Chicago at the Associated Writing Programs (AWP) annual convention, where 10,000 writers, teachers of writing, and students of writing packed into two Loop hotels listening to panels and readings for two and a half days. Author of the memoir Lost and Found. Brought together five women writers—including Kate Hopper. 1 Spen...
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455-GIRLS: New Children's Book for Grandmotherless Kids
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Jul 24, 2012. New Children's Book for Grandmotherless Kids. My Name is Rebecca Romm, Named for My Mother's Mom is a new children's book by Rachel Levy Lesser about a girl who learns about the grandmother she's named for, who died before she was born. It's a lovely idea, and may inspire talk with kids about their namesakes and/or grandmothers they never knew. Click here. To see the book's Amazon page.
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455-GIRLS: June 2012
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Jun 4, 2012. Mothers, Cookbooks, and Apple Pie. Isn’t pie baking (and knitting, and sewing, and knowing how to use a Crock Pot, and all the things I’ve taken halfhearted stabs at during the years and then promptly abandoned) just part of what mothers do. Didn’t have a recipe for apple pie. (I know. That surprised me, too.) An older New York Times Cookbook. I picked up somewhere years ago didn’t hav...
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455-GIRLS: Dear Iowa City
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Jul 27, 2013. Dear Iowa City,. I’ve known you for a long time now, three years as a full-time resident and more than fifteen summers as a visitor. So I’m speaking from experience when I say: You’ve really outdone yourself this year. But this year, four consecutive days of temperate weather and nights that require long sleeves—at the end of July, no less! As a graduate student at your university, I taught...
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455-GIRLS: Mothers, Cookbooks, and Apple Pie
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Jun 4, 2012. Mothers, Cookbooks, and Apple Pie. Isn’t pie baking (and knitting, and sewing, and knowing how to use a Crock Pot, and all the things I’ve taken halfhearted stabs at during the years and then promptly abandoned) just part of what mothers do. Didn’t have a recipe for apple pie. (I know. That surprised me, too.) An older New York Times Cookbook. I picked up somewhere years ago didn’t hav...
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455-GIRLS: May 2011
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. May 27, 2011. Ojai Writers Conference Next Weekend- June 3-5, 2011. For all aspiring and practicing writers out there: next weekend (June 3-5) is the first Ojai Writers Conference. Hope to see some of you there! May 8, 2011. On the Occasion of Mother's Day. Wishing you all a most beautiful and peaceful Mother's Day, in recognition of those of you whose continuous and loving efforts will create our next c...
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455-GIRLS: March 2011
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Mar 21, 2011. New Writing Workshop, May 13-15. Only two seats are left in the Intro to Creative Nonfiction writing workshop in Santa Monica. Please contact me soon if you'd like one of them! Author of more than a dozen nonfiction books, including Beautiful Jim Key. And The Pursuit of Happyness. Cost is $450 and writers of all levels are welcome. More detailed information can be found here. Mar 17, 2011.
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455-GIRLS: July 2013
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Random musings about motherhood, mother loss, writing, and whatever's going on in Topanga Canyon, CA. Jul 27, 2013. Dear Iowa City,. I’ve known you for a long time now, three years as a full-time resident and more than fifteen summers as a visitor. So I’m speaking from experience when I say: You’ve really outdone yourself this year. But this year, four consecutive days of temperate weather and nights that require long sleeves—at the end of July, no less! As a graduate student at your university, I taught...
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