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SUMMARY:A Discussion with Memoirist Patty Lin\, author of “End Credits - How I Broke Up With Hollywood”
DESCRIPTION:What happens when you land your dream job and everything you’ve been working toward becomes a complete nightmare? This is Patty Lin’s story. She climbed the ladder as an award-winning television writer (often the only Asian person in the room) only to be confronted by discouragement\, burnout\, and toxicity. In discussion with IMWA President Tracy J. Jones and SDWF Communications Director and author of “The Other Side Of Nothing” Anastasia Zadeik. \n\nEver since Patty Lin retired from television writing at the ripe age of thirty-eight\, people have asked her: “Why would you quit such a cool career?” Especially when they find out she worked on some of the most successful shows in television history. But what if achieving your professional dreams comes at too high a personal cost? That’s what Patty Lin started to ask herself after years in the cutthroat TV industry. One minute she was a tourist\, begging her way into the audience of Late Night with David Letterman. Just a few years later\, she was an insider who-through relentless hard work and sacrifice-had earned a seat in the writers’ rooms of the hottest TV shows of all time. \nWhile writing for Friends\, Freaks and Geeks\, Desperate Housewives and Breaking Bad\, Patty steeled herself against the indignities of a chaotic\, abusive\, male-dominated work culture\, not just as one of the few women in the room\, but as the only Asian person. \nFunny\, eye-opening\, and sobering\, this inside-Hollywood story will resonate with anyone who has struggled with their work and on their life journey. And it will inspire others to listen to their inner voices and know when it’s time to get out. \n\nPatty Lin is a former TV writer and producer whose credits include Freaks and Geeks\, Friends\, Desperate Housewives\, and Breaking Bad. She has also written pilots for Fox\, CBS\, and Nickelodeon. Her Breaking Bad episode\, “Gray Matter\,” was nominated for a Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Script in the Episodic Drama category. She retired from television writing to pursue other interests and occasionally appears in background acting roles. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/a-discussion-with-memoirist-patty-lin-author-of-end-credits-how-i-broke-up-with-hollywood/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Anastasia Zadeik discusses “The Other Side of Nothing” with Marni Freedman
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, May 29th at 7:30pm Warwick’s will host Anastasia Zadeik as she discusses and signs her new book\, The Other Side of Nothing\, with Marni Freedman. Anastasia Zadeik is a writer\, editor\, and storyteller. After graduating from Smith College\, she had an international career in neuropsychological research while raising her children. She now serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival\, as a coproducer of the San Diego Memoir Showcase\, and as a mentor for the literary nonprofit So Say We All. She also sits on the board of the International Memoir Writers Association. A frequent performer of narrative non-fiction in a hushed bar or on a stage\, her work has appeared in the San Diego Decameron Project\, LitHub\, writeordietribe.com\, and the award-winning anthology Shaking the Tree: Short. Brazen. Memoir. Her debut novel\, Blurred Fates\, won the 2023 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award for Contemporary Fiction. She lives in San Diego with her husband and their empty-nest rescue dog\, Charlie. \nReserved Seating is available when The Other Side of Nothing is pre-ordered from Warwick’s through the linked green “Reserve Seats Here” button above. Only books purchased from Warwick’s will be signed. Please call the Warwick’s Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for details. \nReserve your seat here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/anastasia-zadeik-discusses-the-other-side-of-nothing-with-marni-freedman/
LOCATION:Warwick’s Bookstore\, 7812 Girard Ave.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037\, United States
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SUMMARY:Memoirists\, Do Your Emotional Homework! with Kristen Balelo
DESCRIPTION:All memoirs tell a story. A satisfying memoir – a compelling\, heart-warming\, gut-wrenching\, page-turner – is a portal to healing\, learning\, and self-awareness. The best memoirists establish an emotional connection between reader and writer. Creating this emotional connection takes work\, emotional work. What is emotional homework? Why is it important? And how do I do it? These questions and more will be answered in this interactive and empowering workshop.  \nKristen Balelo earned a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in creative writing at Salve Regina University in July 2023. With an emphasis in nonfiction\, she has been published in the first Shaking the Tree anthology and by The Shadow. She recently created a Substack where she has shared part of her memoir in progress\, Fat Daughter. The story explores the impact food restriction and body shame have on a mother/daughter relationship and how a series of unfortunate events gave her mother and her an opportunity to heal their relationship which provided an opening for Kristen to start healing herself. She also writes about her experience growing up in a Portuguese community as the daughter of a commercial fisherman and her time advocating for youth in foster care. Her social media is dedicated to her writing\, eating disorder recovery and eradicating diet culture. Substack: kristenbalelo.substack.com Instagram: @kristenbalelo
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/memoirists-do-your-emotional-homework-with-kristen-balelo/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406
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SUMMARY:The Fifth Annual San Diego Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Coronado Public Library for the 5th Annual San Diego Writers Festival.  Learn more at www.sandiegowritersfestival.com!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/the-fifth-annual-san-diego-writers-festival/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118
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SUMMARY:Copyright and Fair Use with attorney Kelley Way
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our March member meeting where copyright and trademark attorney Kelley Way will discuss copyright and fair use and answer our questions! \nCopyright and Fair Use: \nEditors often grapple with questions regarding lengthy quotations or other content taken from outside sources\, published and unpublished. Authors often rely on editors to alert them of potential copyright issues in their manuscript. But what are copyrights\, and how can they be used to protect your clients’ work? When might an editor want to alert a client to a potential need for permission to avoid copyright infringement? And how does fair use tie in? This presentation will teach you what rights your client has\, how to use them to your best advantage\, and how to safely use other people’s content. \n\nAbout Kelley Way:\nKelley Way was born and raised in Walnut Creek\, California. She graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in English\, followed by a Juris Doctorate. Kelley is a member of the California Bar and is an aspiring writer of young adult fantasy novels. She practices copyright\, trademark and estate planning law at The Law Office of Kelley A. Way. Kelley can be reached at kaway@kawaylaw.com.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/copyright-and-fair-use-with-attorney-kelley-way/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240203T160000
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SUMMARY:An afternoon with memoirist Jennifer Silva Redmond
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our February member meeting\, an afternoon with memoirist Jennifer Silva Redmond\, author of Honeymoon by the Sea. \nJennifer will discuss the craft of writing memoir and will her per publishing experience.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/an-afternoon-with-memoirist-jennifer-silva-redmond/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240118T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240118T210000
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SUMMARY:Shaking the Tree Volume 5 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Warwick’s to celebrate the launch of Shaking the Tree Volume 5 — But I’m Still Here.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/shaking-the-tree-volume-5-launch/
LOCATION:Warwick’s Bookstore\, 7812 Girard Ave.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240106T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240106T163000
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SUMMARY:January Member Meeting: Vision Boards
DESCRIPTION:We will gather virtually as a community on Saturday\, January 6\, at 2:30 p.m. PT on Zoom for a day of vision board making\, rejuvenation\, and Inspiration!\n \nWe are going to be working on vision boards for 2024. So gather up some magazines or print out inspiring photos and words of encouragement. As we all clip and cut and paste\, we want to offer and share inspiration.\n \nPlease bring any of the following:\n– Inspirational Poems \n– Blessings\n– Prompts\n– Short readings (2 min approx) \n \nYou do not need to bring anything if you don’t want to—feel free just to come and enjoy—but if you have a piece you would like to share\, we would love it. We want to hear from you!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/january-member-meeting-vision-boards/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231214T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231214T210000
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SUMMARY:9th Annual San Diego Memoir Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for the 9th Annual \nMEMOIR SHOWCASE \nFunny\, Not Funny \nThursday\, December 14 \n7 PM\nThe Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center\n7600 Fay Avenue La Jolla\, CA 92037 \nGet Tickets  
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/memoir-showcase/
LOCATION:The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center\, 7600 Fay Ave.\, La Jolla\, 92037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231213T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231213T193000
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SUMMARY:Neal Allen and Anne Lamont discussing Better Days with Marni Freedman
DESCRIPTION:Warwick’s\, in partnership with the San Diego Writers Festival and the Coronado Public Library \nPresents Neal Allen and Anne Lamott with Marni Freedman  \nBETTER DAYS\nTAME YOUR INNER CRITIC\nTicket sales are limited!\nReserve your seat today! \nGET TICKETS \nIn this life-changing book\, writer and spiritual coach\, Neal Allen\, teaches us a stunning new method for quieting the inner critic. \n“Better Days will help you get to know your inner critic\, and quiet its yammering\, and in so doing\, get to know the person you were born to be.” – Anne Lamott\, Author of Dusk Night Dawn\, Bird by Bird and others \nWhat if your superego has it wrong?\nThat snarky little bully in your head…you know the one.\nYou’ve lived under its weight for decades. \n  \nI’m a fraud\, I’m lazy\nI need to work harder\nI need to be tougher\, funnier\, calmer…\nI need to stay quiet\, look pretty\, stop showing off\nI need to put others before me\, I need to put myself first\nI need to be perfect\nI need to hide who I really am \nSound familiar? \nYou know that its scolding voice is harmful to you\, but you can’t will it away. You accept a life with short periods of peace and long stretches of stress and anxiety. But you don’t have to. \nIn this revolutionary new book\, Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic\, writer and spiritual coach\, Neal Allen\, examines a critical aspect of the human psyche that often gets ignored – the superego. \nBuilding on Freud’s idea that the superego necessarily forms a person’s moral conscience\, Neal explains how this voice in your head develops in childhood as a survival mechanism\, but when no longer needed for protection\, camps out in your mind like a personal parasite. A parasite that doesn’t belong. \nThrough simple and engaging exercises and explorations\, Neal leads you into meeting\, confronting\, and ultimately quieting your own inner critic. \nBy shedding off the burden of the superego\, you can overcome tired patterns of reward and punishment\, reduce the self-talk that harms you\, and ultimately clear an open space for the life you deserve\, one that is gentler and more peaceful. \nJust imagine…if all that nasty\, negative chatter in your head just evaporated … what would you do next? \nBetter days are just ahead. \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/neal-allen-and-anne-lamont-discussing-better-days-with-marni-freedman/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231104T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231104T160000
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CREATED:20221227T235413Z
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SUMMARY:Website Wow - The Importance of Having an Author Website
DESCRIPTION:An author’s website is the most important element of a successful book marketing plan.\n\n\n\nA powerful website tells your story\, builds a loyal following\, and sells books! In this class\, internet marketing strategist and author branding consultant Jeniffer Thompson teaches the importance of your brand story—the ultimate tool to connect with your audience and convert traffic into revenue. Plus\, you’ll hear what’s trending online\, pick up some SEO tricks to drive traffic\, and learn a simple five-step strategy to hook your audience on the first page of your website. Don’t miss this jam-packed class of insider secrets that every author must know.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/website-wow-the-importance-of-having-an-author-website/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231007T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231007T160000
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SUMMARY:Festival U
DESCRIPTION:A full day of writing workshops including: \nSession 1 (10 am to 11 am PT)\nBooks that Change the World – How Authors with a Cause Can Impact Us All with Winnie Li and Valena Beety. Moderated by Anastasia Zadeik \nSession 2  (11 am – 12 pm PT)\nOn Memory and Metaphor – Bringing the Past to Life with Sue William Silverman \nSession 3  (12 – 1 pm PT)\nThe Art and Craft of Middle Grade Fiction with Award Winning Author\, Chris Baron \nSession 4  (1pm – 2pm PT)\nHistorical Fiction: Keeping it Real While Keeping it Interesting with Jennifer Coburn \nSession 5 (2 pm – 3 pm)\nNothing is Wasted – The Art of How the Writer Brings It All Together with Judy Reeves \nSession 6 (3 pm to 4 pm)\nAsk An Agent  – An Hour to Ask Any Question You Have Ever Had! With Lilly Gharhamani \nLearn More
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/festival-u/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230909T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230909T160000
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SUMMARY:Filming Your Life Story with documentarian Carlos de los Rios
DESCRIPTION:Join Carlos as he will walk you through the following topics: \n\n\nWhat is a filmed life story? What is a bio-pic documentary? \n\n\nWhat is a book trailer for a memoir? \n\n\nWhat are the benefits of doing an oral/filmed history (on top of or instead of a written history)? \n\n\nWhat does it mean to leave a visual legacy? \n\n\nHow long should it be\, and what shape would it take? \n\n\nHow the process works and what to do next! \n\n\nWho should consider making one and why? \n\n\nCarlos de los Rios is a 20-year veteran of the film industry – an award-winning writer\, producer and documentarian. He has written movies that star Academy Award-winning\, Emmy Award-winning\, Golden Globe Award-winning and Tony Award-winning actors. He has the distinction of having written silver screen legend Lauren Bacall’s final film\, The Forger. \nHe has a passion for helping people tell their life stories. \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/filming-your-life-story-with-documentarian-carlos-de-los-rios/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230806
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SUMMARY:Walking Meditation and Picnic at the Beach
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the August IMWA monthly meeting. We’re gathering as a community for a walking meditation with our very own Marni Freedman and Anastasia Zadeik\, followed by a picnic! It’s on Saturday\, August 5 at Parque Mission Bay (Crown Point Beach) at 2:30 p.m. We hope to see you in-person soon!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/walking-meditation-and-picnic-at-the-beach/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230708T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230708T160000
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SUMMARY:Writing About Trauma with Leslie Ferguson and MFT Mahshid Hager (members)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful discussion about how to get traumatic events onto the page and how to take care of yourself when visiting the dark side of memoir.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-about-trauma/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230615T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230615T190000
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CREATED:20221227T235029Z
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SUMMARY:Dean Nelson and Rabbi Steve Leder in Conversation about Journaling and his new book\, For You When I am Gone (open to all) ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Register here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/dean-nelson-and-rabbi-steve-leder-in-conversation-about-journaling-and-his-new-book-for-you-when-i-am-gone/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T180000
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CREATED:20230509T201919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T205324Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Speakeasy Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fundraiser event benefiting the International Memoir Writers Association and the San Diego Writers Festival. The ticket includes drinks\, appetizers\, live music\, open mic\, and more!  Space is limited so get your tickets today. Private location to be disclosed to ticketholders. \nPurchase tickets here
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/summer-speakeasy-fundraiser/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230603T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230603T160000
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CREATED:20221227T234821Z
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SUMMARY:Publicity and Marketing for Memoir - Julia Wouk Brown and Tricia Hedman
DESCRIPTION:Wondering how the world of author publicity works? Thinking you have to spend a lot of money? Wondering if there are steps you can take on your own? Join expert book publicists Julia Wouk Brown and Tricia Hedman who will present ideas on how to get your book the visibility it needs.  Tips on both working with a professional and how you can independently create publicity/marketing opportunities. There will be a Q & A session – so bring your questions! \nThis is a member-only meeting. Membership is only $50.00 annually\, so join today and join us at our monthly meetings! Join here!
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/publicity-and-marketing-for-memoir/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230525T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230525T190000
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SUMMARY:How to Write a Winning Memoir Showcase Piece
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in writing a piece for the Memoir Showcase but aren’t sure how to  begin? “How to Write a Winning Memoir Showcase\,” with Tracy and Marni\, can help! These powerhouse editors have all the tips you’ll need to get your story in shape. \nThis class is $7 for non members and FREE for members! \nRegister Now
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/how-to-write-a-winning-memoir-showcase-piece-2/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230506T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230506T160000
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CREATED:20221227T234637Z
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SUMMARY:How to Write a Braided Memoir with Madhushree Ghosh
DESCRIPTION:Khabaar is a food memoir and personal narrative that braids the global journeys of South Asian food through immigration\, migration\, and indenture. Focusing on chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners\, the book questions what it means to belong and what does belonging in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country? These questions are integral to the author’s own immigrant journey to America as a daughter of Indian refugees (from what’s now Bangladesh to India during the 1947 Partition of India); as a woman of color in science; as a woman who left an abusive marriage; and as a woman who keeps her parents’ memory alive through her Bengali food.\n\nPurchase your copy of Khabaar here\n\n\nabout the author\nMadhushree Ghosh works in oncology diagnostics\, and is a social justice activist. Her work has been awarded a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing and a Pushcart Prize nomination. She lives in San Diego\, California. \n\n\npraise for…\n\n“A seemingly effortlessly wise collection of essays that shows again and again the ways writing about food involves more than a story\, a political history\, or a family legacy\, as Ghosh takes the food essay into entirely new directions. The result is a brilliant book about the past and the present that also feels like the future of the form.”—Alexander Chee\, author\, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays \n“In Khabaar\, Madhushree Ghosh shares her unforgettable story deftly and beautifully\, as only a gifted storyteller can. Like the foods that shape and inform Ghosh’s memories and reflections\, her intimate\, powerful prose is meant to be savored. This memoir\, at once global in scope and deeply intimate\, is a treasure.”—Deesha Philyaw\, author\, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies \n“I have been an enthusiastic follower of Madhushree Ghosh\, and have great admiration for her literary talent. But I was not prepared for this new\, very powerful\, and entrancing work. I highly recommend it. It’s unforgettable.”—Luis Alberto Urrea\, author\, The House of Broken Angels \n“As thought-provoking as it is delicious\, joyful\, and a delight to read.”—Sonia Faleiro\, author\, The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing \n“Wildly original. With her scientific sensibility\, chef’s palate\, and poet’s heart\, Madhushree Ghosh has given us a singular and spectacular read.”—Mira Jacob\, author\, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations \n“Madhushree Ghosh seamlessly blends stories of food and family\, longing and grief\, to reveal the power of food to connect us—to the past\, to one another\, to our appetites and desires\, to that which we wish to say when language fails. A book to read with all your senses\, Khabaar will break your heart and make it swell.”—Lacy M. Johnson\, author\, The Reckonings: Essays \n“Khabaar crackles with energy and passion. This book engages the reader on many levels: it awakens the senses\, heightens awareness of racial and gender disparity\, and perhaps above all is a powerful love story between its author and her family and country of origin. Ghosh has written a book that educates as it entertains\, which is no easy feat. I am enriched for having read it.”—Dani Shapiro\, author\, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy\, Paternity\, and Love \n“Madhushree Ghosh is a talented and exciting voice in the literary field. I’m looking forward to reading everything that she writes now and in the future. This is one writer to watch.”—Nayomi Munaweera\, author\, What Lies Between Us \n“Ghosh writes especially well through her memories\, from tender (as a child shopping for goat with her father in a bustling Delhi market) to terrifying (desperately escaping a hotel room she was accidentally locked in before a job presentation). . . . A likable food memoir from a self-aware and culturally astute author.”\n— Kirkus Reviews \n\n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/how-to-write-a-braided-memoir-with-madhushree-ghosh/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing about Secrets\, Drug Use and the Path to Publish Traditionally with Laura Cathcart\, Author of Stash (open to all) ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss “Writing about Secrets\, Drug Use\, and the Path to Publish Traditionally” with Laura Cathcart Robbins\, Author of Stash.\n\n\nPurchase Stash from Warwick’s here\n\nZoom Link:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82455304639?pwd=QjBxK1E1ZXVKUFZRcU1MbnlCUGFVQT09\nMeeting ID: 824 5530 4639\nPasscode: IMWA2023 \nFacebook LIVE Link: https://fb.me/e/2VwWCRNkD?mibextid=RQdjqZ\n\n\n\n“An irresistibly delicious story.” —Holly Whitaker\, New York Times bestselling author \nA propulsive and vivid memoir—in the vein of Drinking: A Love Story and Somebody’s Daughter—about the journey to sobriety and self-love amidst addiction\, privilege\, racism\, and self-sabotage from the host of the popular podcast The Only One in the Room. \nAfter years of hiding her addiction from everyone—from stockpiling pills in her Louboutins to elaborately scheduling withdrawals between PTA meetings\, baby showers\, and tennis matches—Laura Cathcart Robbins settles into a complicated purgatory. \nShe learns the hard way that privilege doesn’t protect you from pain. Facing divorce\, the possibility of a grueling custody battle\, and internalized racism\, Robbins wonders just how much more she can take. \nNow\, with courage and candid openness\, she reveals how she managed to begin the long journey towards sobriety and unexpectedly finding new love. Robbins harrowingly illustrates taking down the wall she built around herself brick by brick and what it means to be Black in a startingly white world. With its raw\, finely crafted\, and engaging prose\, Stash is the story of just how badly the facade she created had to shatter before Laura could reconnect to her true self. \n\n\nabout the author\n\nLaura Cathcart Robbins is an author\, freelance writer\, speaker\, and host of the popular podcast The Only One in the Room. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Justice. Her recent articles in HuffPost and The Temper on the subjects of race\, recovery\, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. She is a 2022 TEDx Speaker\, and an LA Moth StorySlam winner. Currently\, she sits on the advisory boards of the San Diego Writer’s Festival and the Outliers HQ Podcast Festival. She lives in California. Follow her on Instagram @LauraCathcartRobbins and find out more at TheOnlyOnePod.com. \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-about-secrets-drug-use-and-the-path-to-publish-traditionally/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:How Writers can Approach Gender\, Trans and the Non-Binary Experience with - A Panel Discussion with Riley Silverman\, Nancy Johnson and Mary Ann Horton (members) ONLINE
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URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/how-writers-can-approach-gender-trans-and-the-non-binary-experience/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230205T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230205T163000
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SUMMARY:Shaking the Tree 4 Book Signing and Selling at Diesel IN-PERSON
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URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/shaking-the-tree-4-book-signing-event/
LOCATION:Diesel Bookstore\, 12843 El Camino Real Suite 104\, San Diego\, 92130\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing Fearlessly with Jesse Leon ONLINE (members)
DESCRIPTION:Jesse Leon\, SDWF memoirist of the year\, will do a short reading from his stellar memoir\, I’m Not Broken and then discuss the path he took to write it all down fearlessly. \nABOUT I’M NOT BROKEN\nIn this unflinching and inspiring memoir\, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival\, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking\, street life\, and substance abuse. \n“A book for survivors and those who know someone they hope survives\, bodhisattvas all.”  —Sandra Cisneros\, bestselling author of The House on Mango Street\n \nBorn to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s\, Jesse Leon’s childhood was violently ruptured. A dangerous and harrowing encounter at a local gift shop when he was eleven years old left Jesse with a deadly secret. Hurt\, alone\, and scared for his life\, Jesse numbed his pain by losing himself in the hyper-masculine culture of the streets and wherever else he could find it—in alcohol\, drugs\, and prostitution. Overlooked by state-sanctioned institutions and systems intended to help victims of abuse\, neglected like many other low-income Latinos\, Jesse spiraled into cycles of suicide and substance abuse. \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/writing-fearlessly-with-jesse-leon/
LOCATION:ZOOM Online\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:STT4 Shaking the Tree Launch at Warwick's IN PERSON
DESCRIPTION:For Tickets: https://www.warwicks.com/event/shaking-the-tree-2023 \nThe official launch for Shaking the Tree Four! We will have readings and giveaways as we kick off the official book tour! \nReaders: Jen Laffler “Big Apple\, Big Cherry\, Big Smoke\,”\nLindsey Salatka – “I am Ajumma\,”\nKenny Sucher – “Strength Training”\nKathleen McCabe – “Thirty Bucks\,”\nChili Cilch – “Did That Really Happen?”\nLauren Cross – “Flings”
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/shaking-the-tree-4-book-signing-event-warwicks-bookstore/
LOCATION:Warwick’s Bookstore\, 7812 Girard Ave.\, La Jolla\, CA\, 92037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230107T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230107T160000
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CREATED:20221217T014144Z
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SUMMARY:Awakening the Creative Spirit with Marni Freedman and Tracy Jones
DESCRIPTION: Join Marni and Tracy for a hands-on workshop that will cover how to tackle the 4 myths that may be holding you back creatively\, the laws of the creative source that may help you to break free from self-sabotage\, and ideas to awaken your most creative year yet. \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/awakening-the-creative-spirit-and-kicking-creative-myths-in-the-ass-with-marni-freedman-and-tracy-j-jones/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221105T143000
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SUMMARY:November Meeting - Wisdom and the Writing Life
DESCRIPTION:Wisdom and the Writing Life (and Pie) \nPerseverance\, inspiration\, revising\, completion\, publishing! \nJoin novelist and memoirist extraordinaire Amy Wallen as she shares insights from her brand new\, delicious book\, “How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies.” \nNovember 5\, 2022 – 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm \nZoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85745612250?pwd=d2RuSkMwclp6MkhFSGozOWxDYWo0dz09 \nMeeting ID: 857 4561 2250\nPasscode: 898919 \n  \nAmy Wallen\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Amy is the author of When We Were Ghouls\, A Memoir of Ghost Stories. Her essays have been published in The Gettysburg Review\, The Normal School\, Country Living\, and others. Her first novel MoonPies & Movie Stars\, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/november-meeting-wisdom-and-the-writing-life/
LOCATION:CA
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220903T160000
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SUMMARY:September Meeting — Editor’s Panel
DESCRIPTION:Ask an Editor!\nDo you know the difference between a copy editor and a content editor? Do you know what editor to use at the beginning\, middle\, and end of your writing journey? \nBring all your editing questions to the International Memoir Writers Association’s September meeting!Saturday\, September 3 at 2:30 p.m. on Zoom and Facebook LiveModerated by Tracy J. Jones and featuring editors Nadia Geagea Pupa\, Erin Willard\, and Chris Zook. \nZoom LinkTime: Sep 3\, 2022 02:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88157033175?pwd=R0REczNJb1c5MXVIdmpNVHpwWGl5QT09 \nMeeting ID: 881 5703 3175Passcode: 908580 \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tracy J. Jones is a professional content writer\, editor\, and writing coach. She’s co-runs the San Diego Memoir Showcase and co-edits the Showcase anthology\, Shaking the Tree: brazen. short. memoir. Tracy runs several read and critique groups\, teaches at San Diego Writers\, Ink\, Oasis San Diego\, and hosts the Warwick’s + San Diego Writers Festival Book Club. She’s a freelance editor for Acorn Publications. She can be reached at tjjones1@gmail.com. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Chris Zook brings more than 25 years of professional copywriting and editing experience to every project. He writes and edits online content\, blogs\, e-newsletters\, grants\, reports\, press releases\, and marketing materials for various nonprofits. He also edits full-length books for self-publishing authors\, yoga manuals\, as well as scholarly articles and dissertations for academics. \nHe holds a master’s degree in art history from the University of California Santa Barbara\, where he advanced to Ph.D. candidacy\, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Occidental College. He’s the former president of the San Diego Professional Editors Network (2015–2018) and a member of ACES: The Society for Editing. His business website is TheConsciousWriter.com. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Erin Willard is a copy editor whose past projects have included editing manuscripts of award-winning novels\, short stories\, and memoirs. Working with independent authors and small publishers is her specialty\, giving a light polish to the voices of new writers\, seasoned professionals\, and those in between. Erin received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from San Diego State University and her certificate in copyediting from UC San Diego Extended Studies. She is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA); ACES\, the Society for Editing; the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP); and the San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN)\, where she served as secretary in 2017 and 2018 and co-president in 2019 and 2020. More information about her business\, Erin Willard\, Copy Editor\, can be found on her website\, ErinCopyEditor.com. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nadia Geagea Pupa\, president of the San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN)\, has worked as an editor and graphic designer for more than 15 years. She works with both corporate clients and self-published authors to assist in developing\, editing\, and designing content. Nadia provides in-depth book evaluations and cohjfgaching sessions to help writers create a solid framework for their books. She is passionate about helping authors stay true to their mission and to publish with personality. For more information about her company\, Pique Publishing\, visit piquepublishing.com. 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/september-meeting-editors-panel/
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SUMMARY:August Meeting- Local Author Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:Our August monthly meeting will be an in-person meeting at the Coronado Library Saturday\, August 6\, 2022\, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in the Winn Room.  We would love to see you there! \nFeatured Authors\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Anastasia Zadeik is a writer\, editor\, and narrative nonfiction performer. She lives in San Diego\, CA\, where she serves as Director of Operations for the San Diego Writers Festival and as a mentor and board member for the literary nonprofit So Say We All. When she isn’t reading or writing\, you will find her hiking\, practicing yoga\, playing tennis\, swimming\, or hanging out with her husband and their empty-nest rescue dog\, Charlie. Blurred Fates is her first novel. Visit her website at www.anastasiazadeik.com \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Janet Hafner born and bred in Queens\, New York\, married her high school sweetheart after graduating college in Maryland. As a military wife\, she was always on the move with her husband and their three sons. \nShe doesn’t have a long history of writing accomplishments. Her passion and strength have always been teaching. A thirty-year career teaching English and Spanish at Palomar College was followed by a second career as a communication/language trainer for international corporations. So . . . when did writing enter the picture? Late in life. A dream\, complete with plot\, characters\, setting and lots of conflict compelled her to write it down. That became her first middle grade novel\, Peter Poppin and the Lost Emerald. The decision to self-publish gave her an opportunity to learn more about writing and the art and science of putting a book together.   \nAs if by fate\, Janet met Marni Freedman whose infectious drive for engaging story telling stimulated her to write scenes from her life which she shares with other memoir writers in Marni’s memoir critique group. Her life episodes have been published in Shaking the Tree anthologies and have been selected twice as winners for the Memoir Showcase. A desire to learn more about writing led her to join the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild where she served on the Board of Directors for four years.  \nShe is now honored to be a member of the San Diego Memoir Writers Association board. She is currently working on her second middle grade novel about a dog named Tessa who loves being an author. Her website is www.jrhafner.com  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Laura L. Engel\, born and raised on the Mississippi Gulf Coast transplanted to San Diego over 50 years ago. She is married to the love of her life\, Gene\, and the mother of five beloved grown children and an adored golden retriever\, Layla Louise. Laura is the proud Grammy of 10 cherished grandchildren. In 2016 Laura retired from a 35-year career in the corporate world with plans to quietly catch up on hobbies and travels with her husband Gene. In October of that year her plans changed when a miracle happened in her life. She soon found herself busier than ever taking writing classes and writing up a storm about a secret she thought she would take to her grave.  \nAlong with writing her memoir\, Laura holds the office of President of San Diego Memoir Writers Association and is an active member of the International Women Writers Guild. She is also a member of San Diego Writers Ink and San Diego Writers and Editors Guild.  \nToday finds Laura fulfilling her life-long dream having written her first book\, a memoir she never dreamed she would write\, You’ll Forget This Ever Happened -Secrets\, Shame\, and Adoption in the 1960s published by She Writes Press in may May 2022 and is now available wherever books are sold. Visit Laura’s website at www.lauralengel.com \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Lindsey Salatka is an author\, ghost-writer\, and editor. She is best known for her debut novel\, Fish Heads and Duck Skins. Her writing has been featured at Blog Her and in Shanghai Family Magazine\, Urbanatomy: Shanghai\, and Volumes 3 and 4 of Shaking the Tree: Brazen. Short. Memoir. She is on the advisory board of the San Diego Writers Festival and serves as Director of the KidsWrite! Children’s Writing Contest. You can find Lindsey at www.lindseysalatka.com\, on Instagram @mywhatlovelygillsyouhave\, on Facebook @fishheadsandduckskin\, or on Twitter @lindseysalatka. \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Madonna Treadway is an award-winning author. She is also a mentor and speaker passionate about helping others learn to move beyond grief after losing a loved one. Her first book\, Six Healing Questions: A Gentle Path to Healing Childhood Loss of a Parent\, walks readers through gentle healing steps\, current research\, and her own powerful story.The loss of her parents at age eight inspired a life-long quest investigating the meaning of grief and loss in her life and the lives of others.  \nHer new book\, due out in late 2022\, Grief Hack\, A Creative Process for Coping with Everyday Loss\, is a short\, inspirational guide that walks readers through a creative process that can transform the pain of grief and loss into profound\, life-altering realizations. Dedicated to ongoing research and creative discovery\, Madonna wants to change the narrative around grief and loss from one of avoidance to sharing\, embracing\, and\, ultimately\, transformation. Visit her website www.madonnatreadway.com \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Nancy Johnson is a retired high school English teacher\, writer\, wife\, mother\, and grandmother. She published articles in La Mesa Courier Newspaper\, Discovering My City La Mesa Magazine\, and English Literature Journal. Her short stories appear in Sunshine Noir II (Working and Walking the Boulevard)\, Shaking the Tree II (Glass Shards)\, and Shaking the Tree III (The Sky is Falling). Her blog is Slightly Squinting. She had a blast writing and performing “The Armpit Years” for So Say We All. She volunteers for San Diego Writers Festival and San Diego Writer’s Ink. Her book\, Things My Mama Never Told Me\, will be launched in 2020. She is a student of Marni Freedman\, V.A.M.P.\, Writer’s Elements\, all the writers who have gone before her\, and the amazing teenagers who have shared their lives with her and who will remain part of her forever. Visit her website at www.nancypantsjohnson.com \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Who am I? Suzanne Spector asked herself as she stripped off the bonds of marriage and conventional suburban life. Her adventurous journey of discovery led her from a nude beach on Ibiza at 41\, to a banya in Siberia at 55\, and into a hot love affair at 80. \nThese probably would not be the tales your mother or grandmother would tell about her life\, but this 85 year old’s ebullient memoir of the second half of her life will move you to weave some rich new yarns into the tapestry of your own story. Her message: It’s never too late. Visit her website at www.suzannespector.com \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Leslie Ferguson is an accomplished educator\, editor\, and writing coach. As a youth in foster care\, she dreamed about becoming a teacher. After earning her teaching credential from the University of Redlands\, she taught high school English at her alma mater for nearly two decades. During that time\, she obtained a master’s degree in English literature and an MFA in creative writing from Chapman University. She lives with one husband and two cats in the greater San Diego area\, where she binge-watches dark character dramas and reminisces about her glory days as an All-American basketball player and collegiate Hall-of-Fame athlete. When I Was Her Daughter is her first book.Visit the author at LeslieFergusonAuthor.com
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/august-meeting-local-author-spotlight/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118
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SUMMARY:Vulnerable and Brave with Dr. Michelle Zive
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for an interactive writing workshop that will help you to disrupt the stories you’ve been told and get empowered to express long buried parts of your authentic self? \nHow to participate?\nBring a photo – or an image from the internet to the session that says something about your vulnerability or bravery. \nTHERE IS NO WAY TO DO THIS WRONG. ANY PICTURE WORKS (we will also have some images to choose from on the day of the workshop). Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event. \n Register Here \nHere is your Zoom invite for SDMWA July 2022 meeting:\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83851830772?pwd=R0lIamZEcW5mdGZCdHFxT05XUmpiZz09 \nMeeting ID: 838 5183 0772\nPasscode: 632035 \nMichelle Zive\, PhD\nMichelle Zive has a PhD in leadership from the University of San Diego.  She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutritional sciences and is a registered dietitian. For over 30 years\, she’s worked at UC San Diego as a Principal Investigator on large-scale community health projects focusing on access to healthy foods\, physical activity\, and food security.  Based on her excellency for writing grants and telling the story\, she’s brought in over $20 million dollars into UCSD.  Zive has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles.  She was the recipient of the SD Book Award for best unpublished memoir in 2009.  Her focuses are on middle-aged women\, feminism\, equity\, and social justice. \nHere’s the vulnerable and brave bio: \nMichelle Murphy Zive considers herself a suburban hippie.  She grew up half of her formative years in Pacific Beach (a party and “progressive” town) and the other half in Alpine (a bedroom community with 3\,000 people) which is 29 minutes from downtown San Diego. She created two kickass and vulnerable daughters from her first husband.  She is a divorcee (such an antiquated word) and remarried to a man who sees her. Together they have a son. The mere fact that she married a wonderful man and had a son means she cannot hate 49% of the population.  Instead\, she is finding ways to create a world where women have a voice.  She is the founder and disruptor of Representation Rebellion (RR).  The mission of RR is to disrupt the stories they sell and tell about us by telling our own. \nHere is the RR About page https://www.representationrebellion.com/our-rebellious-team/ \n 
URL:https://sdmwa.org/event/vulnerable-and-brave-with-dr-michelle-zive/
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