Are you a writer? Do you enjoy walking outdoors? This post is dedicated to anyone working on a piece of writing. It’s a reminder to those of us (especially myself) who practice some kind of writing life, word by word, sentence by sentence, and paragraph by paragraph, to get moving. We’re giving the page … [Read more…]
How did the interview end? Escaping Fundamentalism Did you get a chance to read Part I of my interview with Professor Maria Moss from Leuphana University in Germany? If not, you can catch up when you click: Interview with Charlene – Part II Here’s a bit from the intro: “After last … [Read more…]
What did I say in my first published interview? Subscribers, you’re among the first to know. From Germany with Love Last summer, Professor Maria Moss at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany, invited me to give a presentation about my cult experience to students and faculty in the American Studies Department. … [Read more…]
What do you say when a hurricane the likes of which no man has seen before is headed to your state? Uh. Sh*t. Well … I write to figure things out, to find meaning, to make meaning, and, among other things, to sort out my experience of being a human being on … [Read more…]
How do you spell ‘honored’? B-O-O-K A-W-A-R-D. Undertow just won a Gold medal! I’m still weeping with joy. All my thanks go to Team Undertow: editors Mary Ann De Stefano and Alice Peck, copy editor Ruth Mullen, book designer Duane Stapp, artist Rachel Chase, all the “first readers,” memoir professor Lezlie Laws, experts … [Read more…]