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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 30, 2022
Some very quick things: Happy Writing!
#52snapshots 2022 | Week 47–Step on a Crack
This week calls for writing about superstitions. Don’t walk under a ladder. Beware the path of the black cat. Don’t step on a crack in the sidewalk or you’ll break your mother’s back. Be careful with praise. I wrote about … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 23, 2022
Some very quick things: Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate, and happy writing to all!
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#52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 45 & 46–The Hardest Thing & Failure
I challenged my Writing the Past workshop on these two prompts: What secrets did your family keep and write about a failure. I could say my family never talked about the Holocaust, although my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 16, 2022
Some very quick things: Happy writing!
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#52snapshots 2022 | Week 44–Reunions, Weddings, and Funerals
This week’s prompt calls for writing about family gatherings. I chose to write about the Krasner family reunion that I organized early in my family history journey. We held it in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, in August 1990. It was … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–November 2, 2022
Some very quick things: Happy writing!
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#52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 42 and 43–The One Who Wronged You and Religious Space
I procrastinated on The One Who Wronged You. I didn’t want to crawl back into the cave. And indeed, writing about the person who I believed wronged me in letter form just got me riled up all over again. My … Continue reading
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