Archive for September, 2009

Moving into the barn

Friday, September 18th, 2009

By BILL DUNCANThe View From Here
Last Friday, I attended a workshop, called “Conquering Clutter,” as part of the Extraordinary Living Conference on the Umpqua Community College campus in Winchester, Oregon. Extraordinary Living is the new name for the Conference on Aging which is in its 27th year. When you get my age, it is extraordinary to [...]

Leaving a legacy in words

Friday, September 11th, 2009

By BILL DUNCANThe View From Here
When she was attending the writing classes I teach in Roseburg, Oregon, Ursa Heinz had one goal in mind, to complete her memoirs. According to her daughter, Georgianna Lukens of Portland, Ursa has completed that task, “A Walk in My Shoes.”
Ursa is under Hospice care at the Basil Adult Care [...]

Book Review/Going Away Shoes

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Going Away Shoes A collection of short stories By Jill McCorkle Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Hardcover $22.95
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
Any writer will tell you it is much easier to write a novel than it is to write a short story. Jill McCorkle should know that, since she teaches [...]