At least a decade ago, I “borrowed” this exercise from my lovely friend and co-editor of PBQ, Marion Wrenn. I’d like you to take 15 to 20 minutes to do a freewriting about your name. (A freewriting means that you allow yourself to write without self editing.) When I say “about your name” I can […]
Why do I fall in love with my students? Not in a perv-y way, of course, but in a “I-sincerely-enjoy-spending-time-with-you-and-wish-only –the-best-for-you” way. Here’s why it’s perplexing: I’ve done this a long time. The relationships repeat the same pattern. I don’t know them. I get to know them and want to slap them silly. Then I […]
I just finished up a memoir class I ran in town for adults and I should have been writing about it all along. First, you need to know the space: The Factory, a huge art deco building in Collingswood that’s in the process of being re-fabbed into a “maker’s space.” The huge central space is […]