Tag: creativity
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Harry Bernstein’s Second Memoir, Still Writing at 98!
by Jerry Waxler Harry Bernstein was 93 years-old when he published his first memoir “Invisible Wall” about his childhood in England before the first World War. His nonagenarian achievement changed the landscape for aspiring memoir writers who wonder if they are too old. Bernstein, now 98, is basking in the publication of his second memoir,…
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What does Dani Shapiro, or any of us, really want?
Dani Shapiro’s memoir “Slow Motion” is a study in desire. When she enters Sarah Lawrence, one of the top liberal arts schools in the U.S., she is young, beautiful, and rich. Then, a man 20 years older swoops into her life, picks her up in his limousine and showers her with flowers. At first she…
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Your character evolves through time – a memoir prompt
By Jerry Waxler Read how our collective interest in turning life into story is changing the world, one story at a time. Look at the sky. Then look again. Nothing changed, and yet everything changed. Ticks of the clock add up and after enough of them, the earth turns again. Day by day, you brush…
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