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Thanks, I will.
You should check out Sybil Lockhart's book, Mother in the Middle: A Biologist's Story of Caring for Parent and Child. It's beautiful and all about this topic.
Susan,
I haven't posted them anywhere since I hope to publish them at some point, but if you email me at sarah@mywildskies.com, I can send them to you as attachments if that helps. I would love to share the experiences if it will be helpful but I do…
Thanks, Sarah. If you have links to your writings about this, please share them.
Susan
Susan,
I have a great deal of experience with this actually and have written one piece that I have been trying to place, as well as a couple others just about dealing with parents, and the small kids play a bit part in those.
My mother took a seriou…
I'm curious whether anyone else is writing about being a caretaker for two generations of family.
I just officially joined the ranks of the "Sandwich Generation" because my mother-in-law has taken a sudden downward turn. I hate this nickname and ha…
Moms who write with spunk and sass.
Guest Post Writing Contest at On the Interweb.
January 15, 2010 at 6pm to February 1, 2011 at 11:30am
Hi and Happy New Year!
In an effort to kick start our creative juices this new year, I am offering writers a chance to win a guest post on my blog — Two Kinds of People — and a customized baseball cap. Check it out and enter if you are so moved. It…
- Guest Post Writing Contest on January 15, 2010 at 6pm to February 1, 2011 at 11:30am
- Guest Post Writing Contest on January 15, 2010 at 6pm to February 1, 2011 at 11:30am
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- At 5:14pm on February 2, 2010,
Lori Newman said… - Welcome to Mother Writer we are glad you're here. When you get a chance please come by and introduce yourself we would love to get to know you better. If you have any questions please let us know.
Lori
- At 3:11am on February 1, 2010,
Sharni Montgomery said… - hi Susan just noticed your 2 types of people challenge, but am I too late?
- At 10:48pm on January 31, 2010,
E Victoria Flynn said… - Hi Susan,
Glad to see you're joining us on Mother Writer! I hope to hear you're continuing with the shitty first drafts after Jan? They're very inspiring. I thought of you today as I was listening to This American Life. The show was on gun ownership--There are two kinds of people...
- At 5:28pm on January 31, 2010,
Kelli Rodin said… - Welcome to the Mother Writer's group. Feel free to look around and introduce yourself. If you have any questions,please feel free to post or ask a friendly admin. Again, welcome!
kelli rodin
(admin)
- At 11:38am on January 5, 2010,
Sue Swartz said… - How exciting to see all of your comments on my blog coming in... I will attend to them shortly. Now I have another reason to get in my car and drive north (once the weather behaves)!
- At 6:43pm on August 31, 2009,
Susan Bearman said… - Posted to today's Chicago Moms Blog Topic Day on birthdays. See the Best Birthday Ever.
- At 2:41pm on August 28, 2009,
Susan Bearman said…
- I've been guest posting on a blog called Wee Windy City, part of Chicago Now. My latest post is about an artist from Hawaii who is visiting Evanston, IL to work on a commissioned piece for the city.
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In Celebration of Women Writers
When I read about She Writes call to action in response to Publishers Weekly's omission of any women writers from their 2009 top 10 list, I was moved write about it, but chose a different forum. I felt that posting here on SheWrites.com was a little like preaching to the choir, so I chose to make my voice heard where I thought it could do the most good — on the Chicago Moms Blog, part of a la… Continue
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I thought the ads with the babies were pretty funny, if only for suggesting the mental age of the creaters of all the ads. I was particularly annoyed at the book club ad, for reasons I mean to blog about if I can only figure them out.
I just attended a writer's retreat led by Kim Stafford, the son of the prolific poet William Stafford, and he addressed this topic. Quoting his father, Kim said, you know when to stop revising when "it no longer feels like the experience of creation…
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