Comments on: Memoir Clusters: A Guest Blog Post

By: Dickies Scrubs

Dickies Scrubs — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:42:23 +0000

interesting pieces are often discussed at intermission during the two hours.They begin after the teacher assigns a topic such as “Nature,” with no reading, discussion, or criticism.

By: Touchstones: Keys to a Great Memoir | 100 Memoirs

Touchstones: Keys to a Great Memoir | 100 Memoirs — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:27:08 +0000

[...] Guest blogger Lanie Tankard returns today to talk about memories of her childhood using “luminous particulars”-a phrase borrowed from Jane Kenyon and Ezra Pound via my former colleague at Goshen College Ann Hostetler. Lanie’s word for those wonderfully evocative objects is “touchstones.” If you enjoy this beautiful essay, you may want to read her first guest post here. [...]

By: shirleyhs

shirleyhs — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:30:01 +0000

Hi, fresh flowers. I take it that you are a member of one of the groups described in Lanie's blog? Thanks for sharing this type of writing group experience. Natalie Goldberg uses this technique. You can find my post about her workshop by using the search function on this blog.

By: fresh flowers

fresh flowers — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:10:00 +0000

interesting pieces are often discussed at intermission during the two hours. Another group meets every two weeks, with no writing beforehand. They begin after the teacher assigns a topic such as “Nature,” with no reading, discussion, or criticism.

By: Gutsywriter

Gutsywriter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:26:04 +0000

Thanks Shirley for inviting Lanie as a guest . I loved reading about your memoir group, Lanie, and how you immersed yourself in the group after the passing of your husband. It's a beautiful story of continuation and friendships that develop and are so meaningful in our lives. I shall join Lanie on Facebook.