Welcome to the May book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe The Category: Memoir In Three Words: Star-studded. Surprising. Successful. Biggest Takeaway: As I was born in the early 80s, I missed the bubble of idolizing Rob Lowe the teen. I got […]
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Finding the Heart
At the close of the writer’s retreat I attended recently, the moderators asked us to look back over our weekend’s work and consider which pieces worked best, and why. I jotted down a few words that described my favorite essays: “family” “relationships” and “love.” Then, reconsidering, I drew a big circle around the word “love,” because […]
Friday Book Trio: Happiness, Titanic, Malala
In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Memoir/Self-Improvement The Book: 10% Happier by Dan Harris In Three Words: Exploration. Meditation. Change. Biggest Takeaway: For some reason, I thought this book was a self-improvement […]
I’m Not Ready To Write A Memoir Yet
About a month ago, I started working on some ideas for a short piece that I’d planned to write during my spring break from teaching. I wanted to submit an entry for a contest run by Writer’s Digest (check it out, fellow writers!). The word limit is on the low side; I struggle with keeping fiction short, […]
Friday Book Trio: Memoir, Time, Romance
In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Memoir The Book: Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan In Three Words: Motherhood. Reconciling. Gratitude. Biggest Takeaway: I’ve never read any of Corrigan’s work, […]
10 Ways Journaling Can Make Your Life Better
We’ve talked about how journaling can help you through a tough time, but have you ever considered some of the other benefits of chronicling your life? 1. You can always find out when something happened. Memory is fallible, and everyone remembers the same event differently. If there’s a family disagreement about something in the past (did […]