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Kim Kircher–“Why Do I Write and What Is My Process?”

Why I Write: Kim Kircher

I started out writing as I suspect many do.

I was thirteen years old, acne sprouting on my face like mold on month-old cheese, my hair getting frizzier by the minute, the world a cold, damp place.

Word son paper became a sort of safe haven for all of my embarrassing,navel-searching teen angst.

Luckily, while my love of the written word never faltered,my cathartic needs changed.

I write now because I want to say something.

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Radio Show | Nahid Rachlin

Author, Nahid Rachlin, discusses her novel, Foreigner, memoir, Persian Girls, and short story, Strangers in the House that was aired on NPR’s Selected Shorts and read by actress Freda Fo Shen.

Nahid has also authored the Jumping Over Fire, Married to a Stranger, The Hearts Desire, and a collection of short stories, “Veils”

Nahid has taught writing at Barnard College and Yale University.

Nahid leads many writing workshops across the country and throughout the world. She taught writing students in The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center Summer Writing Program, The Paris Writers Workshop, The Geneva Writers Conference, Centrum Writers Conference, and many more.

So tune in.

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Dear John, A Daughter’s Wish and Moments of Awakening…

My daughter recently stated that she hopes that my husband and I live to a ripe old age and that we die together, much like Noah and Allie in the movie based on The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks. My daughter had just finished reading Spark’s novel, now a movie, Dear John.

That’s the great thing about reading books. They awaken us to parts of ourselves, hopes dreams and wishes, and those held for us by loved ones.

That my daughter, not yet 25, could offer me such a gift I find astounding. Most children, and rightfully so, want their parents alive for as long as possible.

Saying this to my daughter, she responded with, “I can handle my life, take care of myself as long as I know that you and Daddy are together somewhere in the universe, even if I’m not with you.”

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The Screenwriter and the Fiction Writer

Screenwriters hold a wealth of knowledge that benefits the fiction writer. Screenwriter and playwright, Kendall Williams who runs Morningside Writers’ Group sees himself as a dramatist-teacher. Along with facilitating fiction writers and memoirists to learn the basics of story telling–character, plot, point of view, dialogue, setting, and theme, Kendall also teaches workshop participants how to

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Radio Show | Screenwriter and Creative Writing Teacher, Kendall Williams

Screenwriter, Kendall Williams, describes the art of staging your writing to create savory, sensual and lively scenes as he discusses the challenges and triumphs of moderating Morningside Writers’ Workshops. Tune in. Kendall Williams is a Freelance Writer/Editor, and former Adult Basic Education and GED Instructor. His feature articles, film, and dance reviews appear online and

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