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Teaching Against the Grain
Rereading Richard Rodriguez
Oct 23, 2025
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Finding Her Way
Diana Nyad and the Athletic Memoir
Sep 3, 2025
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Why Memoirs Aren't "Honest"
If I have a pet peeve with memoirs, it’s with how often they (and their writers) get praised for being “honest.” Even worse, “authentic” or “genuine…
Jul 12, 2025
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"I"-Opening
Personal Writing by My First-Year College Students
Jun 23, 2025
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You Are, You Are, You Are
Thinking about Life and Death with Maggie O'Farrell
May 30, 2025
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Jim Seitz
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Bob Gibson
The Athlete Who Taught Me to Love Autobiography
May 21, 2025
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