Writing Memoir- Thoughts About Getting It on the Page

Writing Memoir- Thoughts About Getting It on the Page

Dec 6, 2017 | Personal Blog

See the pile of notebooks amongst some of my French stuff I used to keep focus while I was writing The Holy Éclair? Those are the 5 different versions that the book took over the last ten years, as I worked and reworked it from time to time–not five different...
To Hide It or Not to Hide It?

To Hide It or Not to Hide It?

Sep 30, 2016 | Personal Blog

I used to hide it. I’d put my hands in my pockets or behind my back and hope that nobody noticed. If I had to stand in front of the class and speak from note cards or read an essay, I’d bring a clipboard or ask if I could use a lectern for my papers, so...