Live Write Understand

Live Write Understand

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect” ~ Anais Nin I have been writing for a while, almost 20 years now, with breaks that mark the points where the tsunami of life overpowered my best intentions. Although I have dabbled in short...
Book Review: How We Met

Book Review: How We Met

How We Met: A memoir of love and other misadventures By Huma Qureshi In the first few pages of “How We Met – A memoir of love and other misadventures”, author Huma Qureshi asks – “What if my story, our story might count? What if it might mean something?”...
Book Review: Inheritance

Book Review: Inheritance

Inheritance By Dani Shapiro At the office of an acupuncturist for treatment for unbearable shoulder pain that neither drugs nor physical therapy could alleviate, Dani Shapiro, author of “Inheritance: A memoir of genealogy, paternity and love,” is asked whether she...
Book Review: The Magic of Ordinary

Book Review: The Magic of Ordinary

The Magic of Ordinary By Melissa Gouty A sweet story of growing up with siblings in a loving home where the father provides magic that turns ordinary events into extraordinary adventures.  As a memoir writer and reader, in recent times, I have been disappointed with...