Tell the Story
I’ve been known to try to fit a square story into a round metaphor, and I wondered whether the Women’s History Month guest posts would really be nest-making. Today’s post is by the beautiful Streetlights Imagination. So far, so good. :: There is an undeniable sense of power in being a woman, and I love it. […]
read moreAs Women’s History Month continues, I am happy and grateful to share stories of women’s education and empowerment by women who are dear to me. Of course, the first is by Jeanne Hewell-Chambers. :: If you’ve ever been in an abusive relationship (and I sure hope you haven’t), you know how it goes: he asks […]
read moreThis morning I saw a bird walking along the sidewalk holding a clump of small sticks in her mouth. :: Max and I came back inside and I picked up where I’d left off with my memoir revisions. :: Why do we write memoir anyway? Probably there are nearly as many reasons as memoirists, but […]
read moreCharlotte Forten Grimke (1837-1914) was the first African American woman to teach white children in Massachusetts. She risked her life and health to teach liberated slave children on the island of St. Helena off the South Carolina coast during the Civil War. And she leaves a legacy through her journals, essays, and poetry. Her writing […]
read moreKnown as Helen Keller’s teacher, Annie Sullivan (1866-1936) was a marvel in her own right. The National Women’s History Project calls her a “Disability Education Architect.” The first education for which Sullivan fought was her own, and her persistence through tremendous obstacles inspires me to be the ant who tries again and again to […]
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For years I kept secrets in silence. Then, once upon a time, I spoke and wrote them to a handful of people and began to blog anonymously. Today I tell my stories face-to-face, online, and in a memoir coming soon. Telling our stories leads to freedom, empowerment, and growth, for both the teller and the told. Is today your once upon a time, your time to tell your story?
