The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 28, 2022Some very quick things: Happy 5783!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 38–Natural Resources in Your RegionThis week requires a list of natural resources near where you’ve lived or in your region. I chose to write about the flora and fauna in my neighborhood, starting with the plants and trees on our property: pink rhododendrons that … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 21, 2022Some very quick things: Here’s to a happy and healthy 5783! Happy New Year – L’shana tova!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 37–Where You Have LivedThis week requires a list of places we’ve lived and note the natural resources surrounding those places. I suppose I could have written about the Passaic River in Kearny, New Jersey or the Meadowlands when we still called them the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 14, 2022Some very quick things: Have a good week, everybody!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 36–Where You Come FromThis week calls for writing about where you come from–city/town, region, neighborhood. This is something I know a lot about since I authored four books about my northern New Jersey hometown (Images of America: Kearny, New Jersey; Kearny’s Immigrant Heritage; … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 7, 2022Some very quick things: Have a good week, everybody!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 35–The School CafeteriaIn elementary school (Roosevelt School), everyone skipped home for lunch, even if that meant scarfing down a tuna sandwich in fifteen minutes, seeing who won Jeopardy with emcee Art Downs, and climbing the hill back to school. The only exception … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–August 31, 2022Some very quick things: I’m PhinisheD! I graduated Sunday evening with my Ph.D. in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Gratz College. The commencement ceremony was emotional, including a cantor-like rendition of Hatikvah. I’m dedicating part of Labor Day weekend to … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 34–Local TraditionsI admit I had a false start on this prompt. I originally read it as outdoor traditions, and well, my family rarely did anything outdoors. I re-read the prompt and realized it was about local traditions. Many of mine revolved … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–September 28, 2022
Monthly Archives: November 2021
#52snapshots–Week 48
In an Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) generative writing session last week, I wrote about my childhood dream of becoming a fashion designer, catalyzed by “Bunny” comics, featuring Bunny Ball, international fashion model and by a supermarket novel about Barbie … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 24, 2021
Some very quick things: This week I’m working on a short article/personal essay, an opportunity that came up from a Facebook group. Last weekend I participated in three Amherst Writers & Artists sessions, generating at least five new poems for … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 47
For the rest of this calendar year, I’m pretty much putting #52snapshots aside to work on my dissertation. I’m still, though, jotting down notes into Evernote, reading memoir and about memoir, and engaging with other memoirists. I just won’t be … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes–November 17, 2021
Some very quick things: I am announcing the launch of StoryScapes Studio! Two writing workshops start in January: Writing Family History (starts Jan. 9, 2-4 pm ET) and Memoir (starts Jan. 8, 11 am – 1 pm ET). Both are … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 46
During the last week, one more rejection came in for my paternal grandfather essay. I haven’t sent it out widely, and that’s a good thing, because revision is certainly necessary. Memoirist and Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA instructor Sue … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 10, 2021
Some very quick things: I’ve been participating in a twice-monthly Zoom gathering of writers to learn about author’s platform. It’s called the Writers Bridge, hosted by Allison K. Williams and Ashleigh Renard. Yesterday’s session was about creating promotional videos for … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 45
I’ve been reading a book my twin sister sent me about developing a shift in mindset for weight loss. One chapter struck me. It dealt with leveraging strengths. Years ago, when I was a director of marketing in Corporate America, … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes–November 3, 2021
Some very quick things: My recovery is going well. But I still tire easily and have trouble focusing on a computer screen. While I still have a lot of grading to catch up on, I’d love to carve out some … Continue reading
#52snapshots–Week 44
In the November/December 2021 issue of Poets & Writers, author Victoria Chang shares her journey in writing her new book, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, published by Milkweed in October. As part of her process, Chang collected … Continue reading
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