Amanda on Jun 24 2010 | Filed under: Book Profile
“Families don’t talk about the most important things in life!!!!!” I found this quote in bold on page 107 of Deborah Golden Alecson’s memoir, We Are So Lightly Here: A Story About Conscious Dying. In this book Alecson tells her story of her husband’s devestating illness and his conscious acceptance of death. It’s our culture’s [...]
Amanda on Jun 08 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Phyllis Carito lives in Claverack and has been in the Hillsdale area for over 30 years. She’s an administrator at SUNY Columbia Green Community College where she also teaches creative writing, a writer, and a frequent visitor to the Bookloft. She writes memoir, short stories, and poetry. Here’s what she had to share about the writing process:
All my [...]
Amanda on Jun 01 2010 | Filed under: Documentary Film
Another movie by women about women’s issues showing at BIFFMA (Berkshire International Film Festival) THIS WEEKEND:
Speed Grieving is about the incredibly confusing grief process and how we wish we could ‘fast-forward’ through it. Speed Grieving is excited to be part of the Berkshire International Film Festival in Great Barrington, MA and will be a part of the Film [...]