Tag Archives: Amherst Writers

#52snapshots–Week 24

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Even if these essays about my immigrant forebears don’t receive publication, I know I’ve been able to somewhat piece together the fragments of their lives into a sort of biography. During a bout of insomnia the other night, I thought … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Notes

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Five quick things this week: It’s around this time of year I begin to reflect on the year’s accomplishments and goals for the year ahead. Here’s an interesting freewrite exercise: Your future self pays you a visit to tell you … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Notes

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: The Amherst Writers online memoir retreat group has now become a biweekly, self-led group. I’m looking forward to plowing memories and genealogical research. We start in September. Sadly, AWA’s beloved founder and author of Writing … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Notes

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: Reminder: My short story, “The Last Survivor,” will be featured in a public reading on August 18, 7 pm EDT, hosted by Press 53. The story about the last Holocaust survivor who returns to Prague … Continue reading →

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