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Home (freewriting 1.14)

Natalie’s Prompt: Where is home for you? Go. Ten minutes. Some say home is where you hang your hat. I’ve got a bunch of hats. It seems that whenever I visit someplace new I get a hat. When… more →

The Cheek of God

Is this home? — 8 comments

Anne H. Putnam wrote 6 months ago: Months ago, Emily read a book on writing memoir by Natalie Goldberg, called Old Friend From Far Away … more →

Tags: Personal Life, Bosom Buddies, London Life, writing, San Francisco Days, Bonkers familia, Travel, Creative Nonfiction, Natalie Goldberg

Writing as a spiritual path

Christy Lochrie wrote 1 year ago: I was first introduced to Natalie Goldberg some eight years ago by a dear friend and mentor who sugg … more →

Tags: Art, Creativity, Julia Cameron, Natalie Goldberg, Wild Mind, Creative Process, calm, detail, Writing Down The Bones

Home (freewriting 1.14) — 3 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Natalie’s Prompt: Where is home for you? Go. Ten minutes. Some say home is where you hang your … more →

Tags: memoir, Family, Freewriting, Natalie Goldberg, liberty science center, Tyrannosaurus Sue, blackout 2003, New York City, Newark

Interview With Author and Artist Natalie Goldberg — 56 comments

sloTalker wrote 1 year ago: Old Friend from Far Away by Natalie Goldberg, images provided by Simon & Schuster, photo of … more →

Tags: Art, Authors, Bones, Books, Creative Nonfiction, gratitude, memoir, Practice, Relationships

Ugly (freewriting 1.13) — 10 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Natalie’s Prompt: Tell me what you thought was ugly. Be detailed. Go. Ten minutes. We bought t … more →

Tags: memoir, Freewriting, Random Thoughts, Christianity, Natalie Goldberg, Life, Scrapbooks, Ugly, couch

Breakfast (freewriting1.12) — 6 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Two pounds of bacon – fresh not frozen – direct from the Friendly Local Butcher Shop. Aunt Jemima pa … more →

Tags: memoir, Family, Freewriting, RolePlaying, Children, Games, Fun, Dungeons & Dragons, Natalie Goldberg

Jean Rhys II (freewriting 1.11) — 5 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Natalie’s prompt: When was the last time you were happy, really happy? Write for ten minutes. … more →

Tags: memoir, Freewriting, Natalie Goldberg, Life, Diary, happiness, Happy, Joy, Sirens

Jean Rhys I (freewriting 1.10) — 2 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Natalie’s prompt: Write about the first time you were afraid. Write for ten minutes. Dad … more →

Tags: memoir, Freewriting, Movies, Natalie Goldberg, anthony hopkins, Mannequins, Ventriloquism, dummies, Magic

Tell Me (freewriting 1.8) — 2 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Writing prompt: Tell me everything you know about Jell-O. Nearly everything that passed for dessert … more →

Tags: memoir, Freewriting, Natalie Goldberg, Jell-O, church picnic, picnic, Casserole, Finger Food, Nilla wafers

Good stuff on other blogs

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: Ran across these gems the other day: From Damian Daily, a funny and informative interview with Howar … more →

Tags: writing, Reading, Reference, Books, Authors, Blogging, interviews, Damien Daily, Books on the Brain

What I Don't Remember — 12 comments

lisamm wrote 1 year ago: Andilit has a wonderful blog. In a recent post she talked about the book Old Friend from Far Away by … more →

Tags: Books, Life, blogs, Reading, writing, memoir, Memory, Natalie Goldberg, Writing Prompts

To Everyone, With Love — 25 comments

Tags: Photography, Writers, Authors, Creative Nonfiction, memoir, place, gratitude, Bones, Reading

Twisters, Tomes and Giveaways — 1 comment

stephanievanderslice wrote 1 year ago: <img src=”” alt=”" /> “Wow. One minute you go to sleep and the next mi … more →

Tags: Edith Wharton, Save the Mount, Arkansas tornados, Brett Cummins, kark, the glass castle, jeannette walls, Natalie Goldberg, Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Damn Mosquitoes! – A Writing Practice Exercise — 5 comments

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Everything I know about bugs could fit easily into one of those pamphlets you pick up here and there … more →

Tags: Freewriting, Random Thoughts, Natalie Goldberg, Mosquitoes, Mosquito, bugs, Writing practice, Writing Down The Bones, Camping

Die (freewriting 1.5)

tysdaddy wrote 1 year ago: Thunderstorms. The ones where the air is crispy yet alive with sweet scents of nature. My family. Ty … more →

Tags: memoir, Family, Freewriting, Random Thoughts, Children, Natalie Goldberg, writing, death, Life

Natalie Goldberg -- Old Friend From Far Away (Two Good Reasons To Buy Independent) — 36 comments

Tags: Authors, Bones, Books, Creative Nonfiction, gratitude, memoir, Photography, Practice, Quotes

Natalie Goldberg -- Old Friend From Far Away — 26 comments

QuoinMonkey wrote 1 year ago: from vodpod.com posted with vodpod Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away – The Practice o … more →

Tags: spirituality, writing, Books, Practice, Writers, Authors, Structure, Creative Nonfiction, memoir

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