The sixth and final installment of what research went into the pieces in KIN TYPES, published by the beautiful magazine BROAD STREET.
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Extreme Circumstances: The Life of Caroline Meier Waldeck (Sixth and Final BROAD STREET Magazine Article)
Filed under Family history, Kin Types, Nonfiction, Poetry, Research and prep for writing, Writing
Week Five at BROAD STREET Magazine: Wondering About A Violent and Mysterious Death
Some of my relatives whose lives I wrote about in my chapbook Kin Types were heroic, but for week five at BROAD STREET magazine, I discuss the research for family history that is not heroic. Instead, I found it to be devastating.
Filed under Family history, History, Kin Types, Nonfiction, Poetry, Publishing, Writing
When the Family Home Burned Down, 1902
I’m so jazzed to have an article about the aftermath of the fire at my relatives’ home in 1902 up at the wonderful creative nonfiction magazine, Broad Street! It’s week 4 of the 6 week series. This is the only piece featured that is flash nonfiction, rather than poetry, although I am hoping you can find some “poetry” in it.
Filed under Family history, Flash Nonfiction, History, Kin Types, Poetry, Publishing, Writing
Third Broad Street Magazine Article on Family History Literature
The poem this week is about the brother of a relative through marriage as told by their dead mother. They grew up in an abusive orphanage, but the subject of the poem did not keep quiet about it!
Filed under Family history, Kin Types, Poetry, Publishing, Writing
Six-Week Family History & Poetry Series at BROAD STREET MAGAZINE — The Family Kalamazoo
The different ways that family history and genealogy intersect with other aspects of the culture is growing. But I think this project might be a first for family history. Broad Street Magazine, which publishes nonfiction narratives in a variety of genres, has begun a six-week series of feature articles on six poems from my family history […]
via Six-Week Family History & Poetry Series at BROAD STREET MAGAZINE — The Family Kalamazoo