When Family Doesn’t Like You Writing About Family

When Family Doesn’t Like You Writing About Family

  Writing personal family stories is such a vast emotional experience and it often is very therapeutic. It becomes a reunion with memory and works to keep the stories of our ancestors alive.  Not every project produces a book, but each story recharges a memory....
The Memories of Seashells

The Memories of Seashells

  Throughout my home are small trinket dishes filled with tiny seashells and stones, memories of past beach trips. I tend to bring one home every time. The opportunity to travel is a gift, even if the shore is only an hour’s drive away. The very sight of these...
The Legacy of a Great Chef Met Once

The Legacy of a Great Chef Met Once

What does it mean to document your legacy? I get asked that question a lot. What does it look like? Is it something big or small. Is it written, recorded or published? When the example you set in your life has a positive influence on your family, the community and,...
Tidbit Fishing In Memoir

Tidbit Fishing In Memoir

What does it mean to be tidbit fishing? Last week I talked about this on Instagram, but my videos kept getting cut off. Please bear with me while I get used to posting videos on social media. Tidbit fishing is when you stop the writing or recording process to make...
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

For much of our lives Independence Day in the United States  has been associated with time for family picnics, vacations, gardens blooms and four-day retail marathons. This week’s writing prompt asks you to be more specific about what makes you feel patriotic....
Writing Prompt Wednesday

Writing Prompt Wednesday

  Heading into Mother’s Day weekend, we thought we’d share a classic question. What was it like for you to become a parent. What did it feel like. What did you learn about your child or children before they were born? How did you begin to change as a...