The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 25, 2022Some very quick things: Final Stretch! Comments on my dissertation have now come in on from all three readers. A diverse set of comments. I hope to get the next iteration of the dissertation out very soon. The title is … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 20 — What You SawThis week’s snapshot prompt asks us to write about what we saw that we cannot unsee. I wrote about the time when my son was six, already diagnosed with ADHD, and we attended a Cub Scout picnic in the nearby … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 18, 2022Some very quick things: I’m thinking about what I want to write in the future. Should I continue to write kidlit or go strictly adult literary? Do I continue to write novels in verse or maybe try a graphic novel? … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 19, What You Hang OntoWeek 19 asks about what we hung onto in our past and what we hang onto now. An immediate image emerged in my mind’s eye: a teddy bear pin with googly eyes that a neighbor gave me for my fifth … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 11, 2022Some very quick things: May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Many museums and other institutions are offering in-person and virtual events. I wrote about my maternal grandparents’ ketubah over the weekend. Many years ago, when I began my genealogical pursuit, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 18, What Future Did You Imagine for Yourself?The prompt for Week 18 involves writing about what you really loved with two options. Option 1: Think about the objects and information you amassed as a child and make a list of your obsessions, interests, and hobbies. Write about … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 4, 2022Some very quick things: There’s still room in my May 26 Writing the Past session! Amherst Writers & Artists dedicates the month of May to its Write Around the World fundraiser. For as little as a $10 donation, writers can … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 17, We’re All Survivors of SomethingThis week requires making a list of what we’ve survived and to write about one of them. I couldn’t really get beyond what I’ve survived. My list ranges from the physical–scarlet fever, bacterial meningitis, cancer, and badly-behaving parathyroid glands and … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–April 27, 2022Some very quick things: More evidence arrived in the last week cementing my need to engage in revising my poetry. I’m devoting time in May to that. But good news! Amherst Writers & Artists literary magazine, Peregrine, accepted a short … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Living Links | Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Share Family TestimonyThere’s still time to register for the Yom Hashoah webinar featuring two third-generation Holocaust survivors–Avi Wisnia and Leon Geyer–whose lives and missions have been shaped by their grandparents. To register, click here.Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 25, 2022
Tag Archives: Jewish American Heritage Month
Mid-Week Field Notes–May 11, 2022
Some very quick things: May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Many museums and other institutions are offering in-person and virtual events. I wrote about my maternal grandparents’ ketubah over the weekend. Many years ago, when I began my genealogical pursuit, … Continue reading
Jewish American Heritage Month and the Sydney Taylor Book Award
On May 7, Kathe Pinchuck, Outgoing Chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee posted in the AJL Blog, People of the Books, a list of Sydney Taylor Book Awards winners, celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month. I urge you to … Continue reading
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