Author Archives: Barbara Graham

About Barbara Graham

Barbara Graham is an essayist and journalist who writes about children, grandchildren, death, insomnia, food and impossible mothers. Her work appears in O, The Oprah Magazine, Time, More, National Geographic Traveler, Food & Wine, Glamour, People, Redbook, Self, Tricycle, Utne Reader, and Vogue.

Our Baby, Not Yours

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Barbara Graham’s essay about the birth of her granddaughter, Isabelle Eva, and the changes it made in her and her family are not only the subject of this wonderful essay but also the inspiration for a whole anthology of writings by women writers on grandmothering, Eye of My Heart published this year by HarperCollins. Last … Continue reading →

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Conversation on Creating and Supporting an Anthology of Essays by Many Contributors

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Earlier this year, Writing It Real contributor Steven Winn wrote me that Barbara Graham, a former San Francisco Chronicle colleague of his, was publishing a collection of essays by women writers on grandmothering. He wondered if I would be interested in contacting her. Writing from the life experiences of becoming a grandparent, moving into a … Continue reading →

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