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Monthly Archives: August 2004

A Conversation with writer Barbara Sjoholm

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 26, 2004 by Barbara SjoholmMay 31, 2015

This past spring, The Seattle Times ran a review of Barbara Sjoholm”s new book The Pirate Queen:  In Search of Grace O”Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea.  The review opens: If Janet Forsyth lived in the here and now, instead of 17th-century Scotland, she would be on the front page across the country. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Your Birthdays

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 19, 2004 by Sheila BenderOctober 1, 2011

In Mitch Albom’s tale, 83-year-old Eddie Maintenance, as children call him because of the stitching on his work shirt, dies in an amusement park accident at Ruby Pier, where he has spent decades making sure that all the rides are operating safely.  In the course of the book and our introduction to Albom’s version of … Continue reading →

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Email Conversation with Poet and Non Fiction Author Tim McNulty

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 12, 2004 by Tim McNultyOctober 1, 2011

This March, I attended the first annual Burning Word Festival on Whidbey Island, a 30-minute ferry ride from my home, for a day devoted to listening to poetry and instruction by Washington State practitioners.  On the way over to the island on a very early ferry, I watched high school students in brightly colored sports … Continue reading →

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Prose and Poetry from Northwest Poet, Naturalist and Nonfiction Writer Tim McNulty

Sheila Bender's Writing It Real Posted on August 5, 2004 by Tim McNultyOctober 1, 2011

In the few days he had between meeting his deadlines and leaving for a month at a remote fire lookout in the North Cascades National Park, naturalist, author and poet Tim McNulty took the time to answer some questions that I had posed to him about his career. In addition, he also graciously gave me … Continue reading →

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