by Hollye Dexter | Apr 5, 2016 | telling the truth, truth in memoir, writing, writing about family, writing memoir
Storytelling has existed since the beginning of humankind. Our stories are the connective tissue that holds humanity and possibly even the universe together. Poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser famously wrote, “The Universe is made of stories, not of...
by Hollye Dexter | May 17, 2015 | Stephen Bishop, writers and rejection, writing, writing life, writing memoir
In Stephen Bishop’s guest bathroom, there is a framed rejection letter from Apple Records, saying that they found his compositions “unsuitable” for their catalog.When you exit the bathroom and walk down the hall, however, you’ll see this — walls lined with gold...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 23, 2014 | Amy Ferris, Dancing At the Shame Prom, family, hope through adversity, life lessons, life story, surviving disaster, the power of positive thinking, writing life, writing memoir
(This story was posted on “Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change.” It is excerpted from my new memoir “Fire Season: Losing Everything and Finding Myself.” With deep gratitude…) On the morning of November 18th, 1994, my family...
by Hollye Dexter | May 15, 2012 | fear of success, finding your authentic voice, memoir, publishing, writer's block, writing, writing life, writing memoir
My new author photo?I’m having one of those crappy writing days. You know the ones…when you’re typing away, then you go back to read it and it seems like a chimpanzee had commandeered your keyboard…or maybe your cat walked across it? What is this senseless drivel...
by Hollye Dexter | May 18, 2011 | A Million Little Pieces, James Frey, memoir, Oprah Winfrey, telling the truth, writing, writing memoir
Painting by Ed Ruscha, for James FreyAnyone who reads my blog knows that my life is all about telling the truth, that is – my personal truth. But who are we to define what another’s truth is? And what is truth in art?I read James Frey’s A Million Little...
by Hollye Dexter | Sep 7, 2010 | fall season, family, writing, writing memoir
(coolest tattoo ever “hopedreamperseverebreatheloveseehear” and to have it on your wrist…also the best suicide prevention ever.)It’s overcast this morning and that should make me happy- relief from the 110 degree weather we had last week, but instead...