#MemoirFest Day 5 – Write about School – Be Honest

Before I post my #MemoirFest Prompts for each day, I like to go to Goodreads to see what other writers have said about that prompt, and normally, I find beautifully crafted and inspirational words. But when I looked at the quotes about school, I was a bit surprised, as I was reminded that School was…

#MemoirFest Day 1: Write about a House That Is Significant In Some Way

#MemoirFest Day 1 Prompt: Write about a House For now, don’t overanalyze this prompt, but just think about one specific house from your past–or even your current house–and free-write about it. The house could be your childhood home or your grandmother’s house or your Great Aunt Ada’s house. Just think about a house that you…

Louisa May Alcott HER Life, Letters, and Journals

Louisa May Alcott HER Life, Letters, and Journals. EDITED BY EDNAH D. CHENEY BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1898 Copyright, 1889, By J. S. P. Alcott. INTRODUCTION. It is therefore impossible to understand Miss Alcott’s works fully without a knowledge of her own life and experiences. By inheritance and education she had rich and peculiar…

September Is Apple Pie Time and the Month When Johnny Appleseed Was Born

For a very long time, I have associated September with apples. During September, the weather begins to cool just a bit, and in most places, children return to school in September. Teachers are often associated with apples, and September is the month when teachers all across the USA are busy creating new bulletin boards and…

Plan for Success: The Importance of Planning

“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. “Were do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.’ “ When I am writing creatively, I prefer an…