๐ต When we share the stories we once hid, we give others a bridge back to us. Thatโs what my father did for me โ and what I try to do for others now.
~ @AndrewDKaufman, from "The Courage to be Human" video series
#compassion#fathers#parents#life
โFailure Is an Optionโ: Silicon Valley CEO Mike Grossman Pulls Back the Curtain on Startup Life https://t.co/6lLVx2LxSm via New York Trend NYC
In a business culture obsessed with unicorns, Mike Grossman is offering something far less polished and far more honest...
๐ Preorder NOW: ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ญ (๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐'๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐ฉ ๐พ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ 2)! https://t.co/f1jTQsRgUd by @SheilaSharpe19
A memory. A whisper. The click of a lock. Dive into this gripping art crime thriller. Are you ready to open the box?
Award-winning San Diego crime novelist Matt Coyle discussed his latest book, Odyssey's End, with me, the Page Turners Team, and the Del Mar Community Connections audience on Thursday, May 28, at the Parish Hall of St. Peter's Church in Del Mar.
Sharing a pic below!
๐ต NEW: Nobody Knows the Video Iโve Seen: Inside High-Stakes Security, Surveillance, and Trust https://t.co/TIUqjrUubx by @WorkedForMeBook by Jeff Burgess
After retiring, I still have vivid memories, primarily of those BCDVideo years leading up to my retirement in July 2023...
๐ต Why Becoming Grandpa Is a Complete Life Reboot | Jeff Burgess @WorkedForMeBook https://t.co/Hlcw2vP3uX
Our family was blessed with our first grandchild just over 9 months ago. John Jeffrey โ named after both my son-in-lawโs late father and me. His street name is Johnny.
๐ต How to Turn Painful Childhood Memories into Powerful Life Lessons | by Jeff Burgess @WorkedForMeBook https://t.co/O73IbwINNF
I wish kids my age back then had shown me more compassion. I would never want anyone to endure the ridicule I faced.
#Memoir
Crafting a Memoir Exploring Intergenerational Trauma https://t.co/XOatintgAz by Margaret Whitford via @WritersDigest
When my mother died, an ocean lay between us...I could have gone to her instead of to France. Both regret and grief engulfed me in the aftermath of her death.
๐ฅ NEW: Why "Interstellar" Is the Perfect Writing Masterclass Every Author Needs https://t.co/RHSIsgHY4c by @BadRedheadMedia
Thereโs a reason people are still talking about Interstellar more than a decade after its release. The real genius of the film lies in its structure...
"Think of good things that happen to you on a daily basis. You can be grateful for simple things like the good weather, meeting an old friend, or finishing a task."
~ Central Valley Doctors Health System, "Seven Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health"
#SelfCare
๐Happy Book Birthday, Margaret Whitford!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, available now from @SheWritesPress https://t.co/7qLq2N81vk
"A stunning debut" ~ @LeeMartinAuthor, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Bright Forever
#Memoir
๐Happy Book Birthday, Margaret Whitford!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, available now from @SheWritesPress https://t.co/SIgIPaCK5f
"A stunning debut" ~ @LeeMartinAuthor, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Bright Forever
#Memoir
๐Happy Book Birthday, Margaret Whitford!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, available now from @SheWritesPress https://t.co/ELZgjHzMVJ
"A stunning debut" ~ @LeeMartinAuthor, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Bright Forever
#Memoir
๐Happy Book Birthday, Margaret Whitford!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, available now from @SheWritesPress https://t.co/u1fYoWbqGa
"A stunning debut" ~ @LeeMartinAuthor, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Bright Forever
#Memoir
"One of my writing professors used to make us write out a list of 30 scenes we were excited about in the story. The idea was to get them down, then figure out which order works best, and then try to move between them as quickly as possible."
~ Alyssa Hollingsworth
#Writing
๐Happy Book Birthday, Margaret Whitford!
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ: ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ง, available now from @SheWritesPress https://t.co/tUWkCh7G2o
"A stunning debut" ~ @LeeMartinAuthor, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Bright Forever
#Memoir
๐ต When we share the stories we once hid, we give others a bridge back to us. Thatโs what my father did for me โ and what I try to do for others now.
~ @AndrewDKaufman, from "The Courage to be Human" video series
#compassion#fathers#parents#life
#MondayBlogs
๐ต Can We Still See the Good? | @AndrewDKaufman https://t.co/iG8tOY49cd
One of the hardest lessons Iโm still learning is how to stay open when the truth turns out to be more painfulโand more complicatedโthan we hoped.
I didnโt learn that in a faculty workshop or from a book. I began learning it in a moment I didnโt expect: when one of my students spoke a truth I wasnโt ready for.
Let me take you there.
When the Story Breaks
A few years ago, I was back on campus after finishing the latest session of Books Behind Bars, the class I created where my university students study Russian literature alongside incarcerated youth. Weโd just wrapped up our final visit to the correctional center. The students were back in their usual classroom seatsโjackets slung over chair backs, legal pads and laptops open, coffee cups cooling on desks.
From past experience, I knew that the final debrief day was always emotionally charged, a time to make sense of what the experience had meant. We were winding down when one usually quiet student raised her hand. There was a tremor in her voice.
โProfessor Kaufman,โ she said, โthereโs something I need to share with the group.โ...
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๐ต Why I Donate All My Book Profits to the Wounded Warrior Project | by Jeff Burgess @WorkedForMeBook https://t.co/bmRrN1tRDO
Ever since the publication of my memoir, people have occasionally asked why I chose to donate all book profits to the @WWP. Here's why...
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