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		<description><![CDATA[Funderburg went on to read a passage from her recently published memoir, which I have not yet had an opportunity to read, called "Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home: A Memoir." It's about discovering her relationship with her father while he was dying of cancer. The passage was rich in imagery, full of kindness and conveying the same sparkle in her words as danced in her eyes. At the end, I raised my hand and asked, "How did you find your voice?" She hesitated for a moment, and said, "Finding my voice was really a very long journey around a big circle until I finally came back to just being myself." <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/philadelphia-courage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[And yet, even in these years of social involvement I continue to spend time alone, writing. My words create a sort of social currency, allowing me to share myself in surprising ways. In fact, putting words on paper makes the rest of life richer and more fulfilling. It's not a result I would have expected, but here it is, an exciting discovery, especially in the internet age when we have so many ways to offer our writing to each other. In fact, writing has turned out to be such a valuable self-development tool, I would like to share ten of my observations with you. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/10-ways-writing-self-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing the Wisdom of the Ages</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It lifts me to hear about their lives, and clearly it makes them feel good too. Everyone grows brighter and more alive. As we arrange the anecdotes into a sensible whole, it feels like we are creating a vital strength in the room, waking us up to some sort of continuity or meaning. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/stories-wisdom-aging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[A regional writing group in which I participate recently asked me to contribute to an application for a 501c3 status as a non-profit community organization. Since this is a topic about which I have been passionate for years, I had a number of ideas, that I had never written them all down in one place. Now, as I research the ways a writing group helps the community, I want to extend the conversation out to the blog world. If you have any need for such a document in your own writing group, or you want to offer your ideas and suggestions to other writing groups, please offer your comments, links, and suggestions, below. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/community-writers-group-grant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons for memoir writers from my first year of blogging</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I wanted to tell my own story, I couldn't figure out how to write in a livelier, more personal style. Then I discovered blogs. Blog audiences expect to know the writer, personally. To fulfill that expectation, I've learned to insert opinions, observations, and anecdotes. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/lessons-for-memoir-writers-from-my-first-year-of-blogging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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