Happy National Letter Writing Day! It’s time to bring out your loveliest stationary and your favorite pen. It’s time to concentrate fully on communicating to just one special someone. It’s…
Kyo Maclear, needing quiet, peace, and focus in a chaotic time in her life, took to urban birding in her bustling city of Toronto. Looking for connection, she found it…
I recently read a fascinating book review of B.J. Hollars' Flock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds and had to share the book and the book review with you.
The book recounts Hollars' obsession…
Can someone love too much? Possibly, especially if you have Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes people biologically unable to distrust or suppress emotions. After I read this book…
I just called to say hello. I just need a moment of your time. I’m just writing to ask…
Let’s take just a few minutes to talk about the word just.…
American writer, Augusten Burroughs, best known for his bestselling memoir Running with Scissors, once said, “I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am…
In the midst of sharing her top three pieces of advice for memoir writers, Ava Chin, author of Eating Wildly, divulges the life stories behind each suggestion. Chin discusses the…
Can you believe it's November? For some, that means Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner, and the sound of the clock ticking down is growing louder. For others…
Kicking off the conference last Friday night with an instructor dinner
Last Saturday, I enjoyed the company of 350 people eager to research and write their family stories at the 21st…
The 21st Central Florida Family History Conference in Orlando is this weekend, and I am excited. I haven't spoken at this event before, and here I am with four workshops to…