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On page 46 of Old Friend from Far Away, Natalie Goldberg writes, “Think of the history of nuts in your life.” Notice the word “history” here. By adding this word, she is not asking us for feelings about nuts. History implies details – dates, places, depth. Also, the history of nuts could mean nutty friends or nut allergies.
She goes on to say that “adding a strong noun in the front or back of your topic cracks open your mind to different ways of seeing the usual.”
Here are some examples:
* My belief in paper clips
* Romance with chocolate
* An incident with vanilla
* Episodes with mice
* A legendary dog
* My sugar archives
* Public record of eating hamburgers
* The saga of my ill will
Use one of these or come up with one of your own to write about. Make it your title.
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Gosh, I need to get busy…I’m rather behind in these memoirs…
I am very behind in these prompts. I ponder them, but I haven’t really sat down and put in focused effort on one in several weeks.
I have been composing my personal history of computers, but I doubt I am going to finish it before tomorrow’s prompt comes out.
Karen, thanks for writing. Pondering is good, and there are no deadlines for these prompts. I would like to hear about your history of computers anytime. I am still pondering myself.
Revisited: Nuts About Memoir – On page 46 of Old Friend from Far Away, Natalie Goldberg writes, "Think of the… http://is.gd/hW2q3 #ewn
Revisited: Nuts About Memoir – On page 46 of Old Friend from Far Away, Natalie Goldberg writes, "Think of the… http://is.gd/3xzKgI #ewn