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classes, Corona days, Memoir, Writing

Your story matters — let’s write it

This strange year has brought something into focus: my deep passion for helping others (including you?) tell their stories. Continue reading Your story matters — let’s write it

SarahDecember 3, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment
Japan, Memoir, The Same Moon

We made it to 41!

Thank you to everyone who has written a review for The Same Moon — we’ve hit 41 reviews on Amazon and seven on Goodreads! Continue reading We made it to 41!

SarahOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020Leave a comment
Japan, Memoir, The Same Moon, Writing

Meet me on Zoom?

I am doing a Zoom book event for The Same Moon TOMORROW (Wednesday, Oct. 7) at 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) as part of the “Power of the Pen” series … Continue reading Meet me on Zoom?

SarahOctober 6, 2020Leave a comment
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Influencers

As I pack books, I’ve been mulling a question that stumped me on my Lake & Prairie Book Tour last summer. I had just given a presentation and read from my memoir, The Same Moon, in front of a packed house — at least 90 percent friends and family — at my hometown bookstore, the Fargo Zandbroz. Having lived in Washington state for 18 years, … Continue reading Influencers

SarahJuly 30, 20202 Comments
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Memoir, The Same Moon, Writing

Write Your Story: Things

Writing in times of stress can be cathartic. This writing prompt suggests finding a story in something you can actually touch. Continue reading Write Your Story: Things

SarahJuly 1, 20202 Comments
The Same Moon

The Same Moon — coming in 2019!

Now that the final edits have been submitted to my publisher … I’m excited to announce that my memoir, The Same Moon, is scheduled to be published in 2019! It’s the story of a young woman from Minnesota who tries to put her life on hold by running off to Japan for a couple of years. (As you might imagine, it didn’t exactly work.) Sometimes … Continue reading The Same Moon — coming in 2019!

SarahSeptember 7, 2018March 15, 2019
Archive, Quotes

For those doing heavy lifting

Here is a quote that poet Alicia Ostriker shared during an AWP 2012 panel discussion titled “God at Every Gate.” From the Talmud: It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task; neither are you free to relinquish it. These are words that comfort and exhort. Hearing them, I felt some peace — both as a writer and a parent. I hope you do … Continue reading For those doing heavy lifting

SarahMarch 12, 2012September 16, 2018Leave a comment

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