Monthly Archives: July 2022

#52snapshots 2022 | Week 30–Inheritance

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

This week’s prompt provides a few options for writing about inheritance: Write about something handed down–could be a physical object, a personality trait, or a hobby Write about what you did not inherit When you look in the mirror, what … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–July 27, 2022

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: My poem, “Ancestor Manifesto,” appears on the Amherst Writers & Artists website, a result of the organization’s Write Around the World social justice fundraiser in May. The Poetica website announced the winners of the 2022 Miriam … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 26 and 29–Fear (26) and A Single Comfort Food (29)

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

With this post I am all caught up on snapshots. Week 26’s prompt called for writing about what terrified you as a kid. My list included the basement and attic, an irrational fear that my parents would divorce, the genie … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–July 20, 2022

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: Last chance to learn more about a family photograph by writing about it! “Writing from and about Photographs” takes place Wednesday, July 20, from 7-9 pm ET. See my website for details. I’ve been keeping my … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 22 and 28–Stories Mother Told (22) and Comfort Food (28)

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

I am still trying to catch up on the weeks I missed. Part of me wants to give up on a snapshot each week. I really don’t know what I’ll do with all these snippets. Another part of me wants … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–July 13, 2022

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: Reviews are starting to come in on my forthcoming novel in verse, Ethel’s Song: Ethel Rosenberg’s Life in Poems (Calkins Creek, Sep 13, 2022). One’s from Kirkus. Another’s from Publishers Weekly. I had the privilege this … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots 2022 | Week 27–A Funeral

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

I’m going to skip ahead to Week 27 and this post should have gone out on Friday, July 8. This week’s prompt calls for writing about a funeral. I chose to write about my paternal grandfather’s funeral. It was the … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes–July 6, 2022

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

Some very quick things: My agent and I have decided on the next couple of projects, including a graphic novel and another historical novel in verse. I have started to read Joy Ladin’s The Book of Anna. It is blowing … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots 2022 | Week 25 — The Body

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Barbara Krasner

I’m now a week behind in writing these memoir vignettes. So while this is technically Week 26, I’m offering up Week 25 here today. The prompt calls for writing about the body and I chose to write about my mother’s … Continue reading →

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