Marion Roach Smith

Holy shit, this “American girl” ad from @senecaprojectus is amazing!!! Hard to see the letters I’m typing through the tears streaming down my face though.

1/4: Join our 1-day campaign! Today only, take an image of yourself with the word #IMPRISONEDWRITER and share online, tagging @pen_int, @Pen_mena, and @PEN_LAC, and using the hashtag #ImprisonedWriter.

Today, PEN International launches the Day of the #ImprisonedWriter campaign – focusing on the cases of #MariaCristinaGarrido (Cuba), #GoSherabGyatso (China/Tibet), #IrynaDanylovych (Ukraine/Occupied Crimea), and #SoulaimanRaissouni (Morocco). Check the thread to get involved: pen-international.org/our-campaigns/…

How to Start a Memoir, from memoir teacher Marion Roach Smith marionroach.com/2023/07/how-to… via @mroachsmith

Interviewing Why Write Memoir Under a Pseudonym, with Lamya H marionroach.com/2023/07/why-to… via @mroachsmith

Interviewing @Lamyaisangry was a privilege and a joy. Listen in as we discuss Why Write #Memoir Under a Pseudonym, and so much more marionroach.com/2023/07/why-to… via @mroachsmith

@jodimsavage Congratulations

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@WomenPromo @RachelintheOC Thank you for this shout out. I am honored to see it here.

5 Memoir Writing Exercises To Help You Right Now | @RachelintheOC buff.ly/33ngugo “Memoir is about something you know after something you’ve been through,” says @mroachsmith author of “The Memoir Project." #Memoir #Writing

@JanetMaslin Indeed. Under My Thumb: 1966

Uh…no. Could you go back further?

What is #memoir and how does it work? Listen in as @thecreativepenn and I talk all about her new memoir and more. thecreativepenn.com/2023/06/05/wri…

@melissablake Write the book.

Here’s a sample of the nasty comments I’ve received lately. This is why I speak up. This is why I’m writing an ENTIRE book about disabilities. Because people with facial differences are worthy human beings. I like my smile and I like my face. I just wish society did too... ❤️♿️

@YvonneLiuWriter @breadloafwriter Perfect.

Oh my God! I've been saying repeatedly through sobs of joy since I read this a few minutes ago: "We are pleased to notify you that you have been awarded a space as a Contributor in Nonfiction for the 2023 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Thank you. @breadloafwriter!!

@jennifer_curley Fabulous.

Yes she did!

@MarieMyungOkLee Thank you for your work

the US did this. I wrote about it in my novel--they called it the Monkey House...b/c the drugs they gave the women for STDs were so strong they got all bent over almost dragging their knuckles on the ground... Horrific US policy nytimes.com/2023/05/02/wor…

@MeloySM @VictoryFund @Izzy4Lancaster @latashaforpa @malcolmkenyatta @NatYapPGH @abigsalisbury @RepDanFrankel @StreetForPA Thank you for your work

Absolutely great press conference for the PA Fairness Act today! Led by amazing @VictoryFund electeds, we finally are moving this much needed LGBTQ+ Equality measure!

@BrianMannADK Indeed.

After a spate of school closings because of threats of mass shootings, my North Country #Upstate region again faces the factual reality that young people are dying in America from gun violence.

@IrisSmyles Uber.

My favorite sinners #paoloandfrancesca #dantesinferno #aryscheffer #dantealighieri

A bill that explicitly prohibits Illinois libraries from banning books is speeding its way toward passage by the General Assembly, and the Illinois Secretary of State said he wants “every librarian in the country to know we have their backs.” ow.ly/Gom750NLQqt

I guess I just cry all the time now, that’s just what I do

@IrisSmyles This again? Whew.

Every Saturday it’s the same thing.