Let's Talk Memoir

Episode 23 ft. Kathy Curto

Brooke Warner

Kathy Curto joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about accepting imperfection in our writing, the effect of time and distance in our work, finding beauty even in the painful, what she’s learned through teaching writing to a broad range of students, and her memoir in micro essays Not for Nothing: Glimpse into a Jersey Girlhood.

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Episode 159 ft. Maggie Smith

Episode 159 ft. Maggie Smith

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Episode 158 ft. Karen Kirsten

Episode 158 ft. Karen Kirsten

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