What to Do When the Power Goes Out
The evening sky after the storm. Our homes were dark, so everyone came outside to look. The sky turned to pitch. Trees seemed to …
Searching For That Need to Attend College
Kelly Writers House, my favorite place to be on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus Why did I attend college at the time in my memoir life? A time when my …
Summertime Means Family Camping And Star-Gazing
The Lees crew at Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland I don’t know about you, but where we live in suburbia light pollution mutes an otherwise star-filled night sky. So when we camp …
Revision: A Fact of Life—for Writers
Sometimes I feel like I’m always at my computer. Hook the reader in the beginning of a story or novel. Yes, even in memoir. It’s too easy to just close …