In March of 2009, my family and I were interviewed by Storycorps. The piece was included in a digital archive as part of the 9/11 memorial museum in NYC. If you go there, clips of the conversation can be heard. I recently reached out to the organization for an audio file of this interview. […]
Read More The Icing on the CakeI feel like I’m really in a good place with regard to my creative component of my thesis. I am loving the double-sided book idea Alan and I have been tossing around. Here’s what I’m thinking: Side A of my book,“Conversations With My Father,” begins with my death and travels backward to on 9/11. The […]
Read More The Space BetweenTalk about a serendipitous moment!!! I was looking for a letter that my father wrote me a long time ago so that I could add it to my “conversations.” Instead, I found a letter he wrote to my mom while stationed in Vietnam. I haven’t seen it in about 10 years or so at least. […]
Read More You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…Putting the pieces of the puzzle together! According to Alan’s handy countdown clock, I have 65 days until my thesis is due. Yikes! (and yea!!) Alan also made some great suggestions for starting to flesh out a timeline for myself…goals and whatnot to get me to the end. Love it! Spring break, I believe, begins […]
Read More Putting the pieces togetherThe TV show This Is Us got me again. I can’t believe how many many parallels there are between its storyline and my thesis project. It’s been an inspiration. ****Spoiler Alert for any fans who may have missed the episode after the Superbowl*** The audience was led to believe a certain young foster child […]
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