The Lighthouse Writers Top-Secret Blog

All the latest news, ideas, and opinions from Denver's Independent Literary Center: lighthousewriters.org

Tag Archives: memoir

Newcomer to Denver seeks curators among you for Nola Studiola: A blog. Interviews, Artistic process, and the Occasional Recipe

Hi, I’m Alison Barker. I moved here from southern Louisiana six months ago, where a romantic break-up and a crusty ole case of writer’s block combined forces with a dry … Continue reading

March 23, 2013 · 8 Comments

On fires, memory and writing

During a memoir class, Harrison Candelaria Fletcher gave us a free write assignment.  Imagine you’re barefoot, he said, and walked into the yard of your childhood home.  What would you … Continue reading

July 1, 2012 · 4 Comments

In Search of Memoir

Over the weekend, I went in search of Anne Lamott’s Operating Instructions, the original parenting memoir, which I am finally getting around to reading in my older child’s third year … Continue reading

November 25, 2009 · 2 Comments
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 243 other followers