Monthly Archives: February 2012
Continuing the Women of Alamos Writing Project
Earlier this week, I held a second memoir-writing workshop here in sunny, slow Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, a colonial puebla full of arches, gringos, and contrasting life stories. I was excited that a dozen Mexican women wanted to attend because my … Continue reading
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24 More Woman Writers in the World
Last Saturday, 24 women gathered at my little house in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, and I encouraged them to write their stories. The goal is a collection of tales about expats and their relationships both with themselves and this small, colonial … Continue reading
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Courage
A friend recently told me about a day when her daughter, then in third grade, didn’t want to go to school because she was afraid. Her mother listened to her daughter’s story, hugged her, and said, “I know, honey. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Hello From Mexico!
From deep in the sun-washed South East corner of Sonora, Mexico, I finally sit down to write a blog for the first time in weeks! In the small, historic pueblo of Alamos, last week, all week long, tourists from Mexico … Continue reading
