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Anna Coates and I met on social media through one of the many FB groups I belong to, We Love Memoirs. It could as easily have been Women Writers, Women’s Books. Both are great if you are a woman memoirist. … Read More
Ella Reznikova and I share the same monthly writer’s group here in Vermont. I am very glad for this for two reasons. Her history and knowledge of Soviet times was of great value to me during the final edits of my memoir; when Ella … Read More
Here’s the second contribution in our ongoing series Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes. Hélène Stelian’s story raises the idea of what is often called the cultural “melting pot” that is America. A popular metaphor and one I was taught to believe in from … Read More
Finding exotic new lands and people is one of the highlights of travel. And for many, cultural difference means simply seeing how the other folks dance, eating their strange food, appreciating their architecture, and thinking how great it would be if … Read More
Ian Mathie, a frequent commenter here, an infrequent Skype friend, and a constant source of encouragement and really bad email jokes, has died. We are awaiting an official statement from his family; all I know currently is that he died on Tuesday, May … Read More
This week, we’re starting a new series, one geared to bringing us back to the original mission of And So It Goes: to encourage curiosity in cultural differences and in the process come to know ourselves better. Over the next few weeks, we’ll hear … Read More
Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that my husband Woody and I were in Philadelphia last week where Woody was recognized for his leadership and work in the field of stuttering. The new “Woody Starkweather Intensive … Read More
It’s been a long series on civil discourse — lasting longer than an actual civil discourse would, I imagine. Ten posts in all, including today’s. Here they are, in one spot. [learn_more caption=”CLICK HERE FOR THE LINKS TO THE … Read More
We live in an age of incivility. Name calling, blaming, finger-pointing, anger and fear running unchecked … it’s been a miserable few months. Too many of my friends are complaining about the Facebook Friends they’ve Unfriended since the election. Shall we use … Read More