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Teaching Against the Grain
Rereading Richard Rodriguez
Oct 23, 2025 • Jim Seitz
Finding Her Way
Diana Nyad and the Athletic Memoir
Sep 3, 2025 • Jim Seitz
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 • Jim Seitz
"I"-Opening
Personal Writing by My First-Year College Students
Jun 23, 2025 • Jim Seitz
You Are, You Are, You Are
Thinking about Life and Death with Maggie O'Farrell
May 30, 2025 • Jim Seitz
Bob Gibson
The Athlete Who Taught Me to Love Autobiography
May 21, 2025 • Jim Seitz
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This is Life on the Page.
May 20, 2025 • Jim Seitz
Life on the Page
Life on the Page
Reflections on--and suggestions for--reading, writing, and teaching personal narrative.
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