Category Archives: Lesson 2

TV offered a window to a world far broader and more exciting than what I felt were the limitations of growing up on a Vermont dairy farm. When I was about 5 years old, I was sitting on the overstuffed … Continue reading →

Writing exercise from the topic “Surprise Trips to Skye”. We’d go to bed and wake up in the car, still wearing our pyjamas, wrapped up in a blanket and cuddled up with our headrests, ladybird for me and sheep for … Continue reading →

Thank you to those who have commented on my previous posts! In doing this lesson, I found several topics from my initial list really jumped out at me.  Not only did I find more related ideas, they were also easier … Continue reading →

I was in my room at our local mental hospital where I was undergoing insulin shock therapy as treatment for my depression. My parents came to visit me, which was unusual in that my father was there at all. Mom … Continue reading →

  EXERCISE 2: Under each topic, write at least three subtopics.   1)         Ella, my father’s mother (hardships, life in Milledgeville State              Hospital, children’s struggle without her.) Loss of husband, livelihood Surviving Great Depression Breakdown/commitment at state mental hospital   2)         … Continue reading →

‘Now, I don’t want you to worry, alright? Everything is OK. He’s going to be OK.’ The telephone signal, which had been playing up ever since we arrived at the hotel, demoted Jessy’s ordinarily composed tone, to a succession of … Continue reading →

  Exercise 1: 10 Memoir Topics plus related aspects: 1. Adolescence/childhood Gladioli and street playground Success as a scholar Trying to understand adults esp Parents and older siblings 2.Reaching adulthood / a dangerous situation I survived. Tertiary education  including Candidate … Continue reading →