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Baby Boomers
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Women born between 1945 and 1964 who write about and are interested in contributing material about their lives- then and now.
Website: http://boomunderground.com
Location: #Identity, Nonfiction, Poetry
Members: 185
Latest Activity: May 11
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How Many of You are Writing a Memoir?
Started by Pamela Jane. Last reply by Rossandra White Mar 24. 132 Replies 0 Likes
A lot of boomer women are writing their memoirs, and reading others'. I think many of us have stories to tell, and the work of finding those stories and bringing them to light is so rewarding. I'd…Continue
Breathing life into your dream!
Started by Tracey Barnes Priestley Nov 5, 2012. 0 Replies 1 Like
I'm excited to announce the publication of my first novel, Duck Pond Epiphany.(Pub. date: March, 2013) It's great to be working with the exceptional people of She Writes Press!…Continue
My Boomer Novel
Started by Elayne Zalis Oct 26, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
My novel, Arella's Repertoire, explores the second half of the twentieth century from the perspective…Continue
How to stand out in the crowd of Boomer memoirs
Started by Marion Roach Smith. Last reply by Pamela Jane Jun 4, 2012. 12 Replies 3 Likes
A recent study of Baby Boomers revealed that the single thing they most want to do in retirement is write a book. The single biggest topic? Themselves. So how do we differentiate our story from those…Continue
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Comment by Lorraine Duffy Merkl on May 11, 2013 at 7:48am
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Comment by Mickie Sherwood on April 22, 2013 at 7:32pm -
Hi all,
I posted a little baby boomer humor on my blog. Of course, it's a true story. It's about an unusual use for Cokes. Coke to the rescue http://mickiesherwood.com/blog/2013/04/22/mickie-sherwood-coke-to-the-rescue/.
Come by for a laugh.
#coketotherescue
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Comment by Kim Taylor Blakemore on April 17, 2013 at 5:27pm -
My first blog post up - www.kimtaylorblakemore.com
Check it out, leave comments, subscribe!
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Comment by Rossandra White on April 15, 2013 at 1:33pm -
And now for something completely different. M is for Monty Python!
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Comment by Lorraine Duffy Merkl on April 13, 2013 at 9:09am
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Comment by Kim Taylor Blakemore on April 6, 2013 at 8:54pm
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Hi There - happy to join this group! My current novel in progress, Under the Pale Moon, is set in post-World War II Monterey, California. It explores the relationship between a married woman frustrated by the constraints of her life, and a combat nurse struggling with PTSD and haunted by the ghosts of war.
I find the post-war period really intriguing, particularly the huge shifts that occurred in our society. Women, both gay and straight, had found so much freedom and responsibility, both in their professional and personal lives, during the war, and very quickly lost those freedoms as our society looked inward again. Women who had managed department stores or built fighter planes were demoted or lost their jobs, WACs and WAAVs came home from overseas to find they were ignored and their efforts in the war quickly forgotten, and any who experienced what was called combat fatigue at the time were told by their doctor (if they dared go) they were hysteric.
As the country turned inward, the nuclear family became the norm and the ideal - and the women who could not or would not live within that framework? Well, it's their story I wish to tell.
And I would love to hear from anyone else who lived through those decades - their experiences and thoughts and dreams. Write me here, or go on the website: www.outoftheshadowsofhistory.com
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Comment by Nancy Mueller on April 6, 2013 at 12:52pm -
At the end of week one in my A - Z Blogging Challenge, F is for . . .
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Comment by Nancy Mueller on April 5, 2013 at 3:09pm
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Is Egypt on your travel bucket list?
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Comment by Emiliana Martín on April 5, 2013 at 12:51pm -
Just finished a three-part series on trials, testing, joys, sorrows
Part one: When Gethsemane strikes
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Comment by Nancy Mueller on April 4, 2013 at 2:40pm
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What's a famous Mexican holiday celebrated by entire families?
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