For many memoirists, writing is a heavy yet healing journey. They are willing to look back, for they know that the unexamined life isn’t worth living. They understand that pain, hardship, and loss often come with something else: the realization that their story is now one they can live with and fully embrace. Hopefully, theContinue reading “Healing Through Memoir: The Power of Writing”
Category Archives: Family legacy
Beach Memories and Mindfulness
As I walked from the beach house where I was staying with friends toward the bay, I felt the long-awaited sunshine and heat on my neck and shoulders, the first gifts of approaching summer. I was born in July, a month of heavy humidity and friends away at the shore, making my birthday parties asContinue reading “Beach Memories and Mindfulness”
The Beauty of Writing: From Chaos to Calm
There are times when it feels like nothing will ever shift, and then, in a heartbeat, everything changes. At daybreak, the sound of birds announcing a new day woke me as pale, washed sunlight slipped quietly through the bedroom curtains. Today, I am inspired to write. Immersed in The Ninth Hour, a novel by AliceContinue reading “The Beauty of Writing: From Chaos to Calm”
Reflections on Love and the Women Who Shape Our Lives
This month, our Women’s Writing Circle is celebrating love with a Goodreads Giveaway for our anthology, Moments of Love, which runs until February 17. We are giving away 100 Kindle copies of the book, and I hope you will enter our giveaway. Goodreads Book Giveaway Moments of Love by Susan G. Weidener Giveaway ends FebruaryContinue reading “Reflections on Love and the Women Who Shape Our Lives”
