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Tag Archives: Dani Shapiro
The Why Versus The What
Last year when Inheritance A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by author Dani Shapiro was released, I stared at the book-signing schedule on her website. Not one signing event coincided with my schedule. And she was appearing everywhere. An … Continue reading
Posted in Authorly Advice
Tagged Dani Shapiro, Kripalu, Memoir, Timelines in memoir, writing
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The Typewriter Cookie & the Legacy of Lisa Bonchek Adams
The other day an email landed in my inbox from Rita Bonchek, mother of Lisa Bonchek Adams. Many of my writer friends will remember Lisa for the blogs she wrote after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Lisa, … Continue reading
Posted in News Events
Tagged breast cancer, cancer, cancer diagnosis, chemo, Dani Shapiro, family conversations, grief, life legacy, Lisa Bonchek Adams, retreat, sadness, writing
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Why I Drove to Minneapolis to see Author Dani Shapiro
People ask me, “why Iowa,” when they learn that Ed, Avy and I left San Francisco earlier this year. Their faces scrunch and I smile. Why not? People are friendly here. Friends offer to pick up your paper when your … Continue reading
Posted in Authorly Advice
Tagged Dani Shapiro, Devotion, Hourglass, Hourglass Time, Mager & Quinn, Marriage, Memory, Positano, Sirenland, Slow Motion, Still Writing
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A Drive to See Author Dani Shapiro
So, you might understand why five hours wasn’t too far to drive to see my favorite author, Dani Shapiro… Continue reading
Seven Books I Read in 2014
Once upon a time, I was a voracious reader. In my late 20s and early 30s, books were an appendage. I read while I gulped down my breakfast, at night alone at my table in my studio apartment, as soon as … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tale for the Time Being, Ann Hood, Books Inc. Palo Alto, Breaking Bad, Christina Baker Kline, Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, CSI, Dani Shapiro, Devotion, East of Eden, Haven Retreats, Helen Dunmore, John Steinbeck, Justified, Laura Munson, Little Free Library, Major Crimes, Marion Roach Smith, NCIS, Orphan Train, Ruth Ozeki, Sirenland, Still Writing, Sukey Forbes, Talking to the Dead, The Angel in My Pocket, The Memoir Project, The Obituary Writer, This Is Not The Story You Think It Is
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