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Stories from the Heart of Vermont
Sara Tucker
Jan 12 min read
Turning 70: The First 200 Days
Mr. T has been on dialysis for six years. We are captives of the French health-care system. My diary is about making every day count.
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Sara Tucker
Nov 21, 20245 min read
This I Used to Believe
Was there ever a time when you began to doubt one of your core beliefs? What happened and how did you respond?
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Sara Tucker
Nov 11, 20244 min read
I Remember
When you finish the “I Remember” exercise, take a look at what you’ve got to see if it contains a story.
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Sara Tucker
May 22, 20243 min read
Once Upon a Time
This writing exercise was inspired by a well-known children's story.
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Sara Tucker
Feb 11, 20243 min read
Write Like an Animal
Once upon a time in Los Angeles I was the managing editor of a magazine called Buzz. My job—one of my jobs—was to make sure the editorial...
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Sara Tucker
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Grandmere’s Kitchen in Continvoir
“My grandmother Louisa, on my father's side, lived in a small house in the village of Continvoir, where I was born. My sister and I spent...
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Sara Tucker
Oct 30, 20233 min read
The Revision Process: Before You Do Another Draft, Try This
Before you begin another round of revisions, ask yourself these two questions.
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Sara Tucker
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Writing Prompts: Whispering Pines and Talking Shoes
If you're wondering what to write about, start with a tree. Or a car. Or a pair of blue jeans. Any object, of any size or shape, that...
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Sara Tucker
Oct 28, 20231 min read
Write a Bio That You Would Never Send
Autobiography is tough. Whether 200 pages or 200 words, it's all about selection. What do you put in and what do you leave out?
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Sara Tucker
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Drove Me Nuts
"I'm feeling kinda intimidated because there are so many good writers in this group." Someone in our Pix Into Words workshop said that...
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Sara Tucker
Jan 25, 20233 min read
My Pine Tree
A "Pictures Into Words" writing prompt My mother wrote this piece in a 2011 Korongo workshop called “Pictures Into Words.” The idea for...
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Sara Tucker
Jan 22, 20233 min read
Meet Me at the Library
I love old photographs. You, too? I've got tons. Some have labels, and some don't. Scrupulously guarded in family albums for years, they...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 29, 20214 min read
Patrick’s Storyworth Project: The “Famous People” Question
Korongo co-founder Patrick Texier is testing the Storyworth.com memoir-writing platform with the help of his children and grandchildren:...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 23, 20213 min read
Editing Mary Badass
"deepest river coming up. Some say waist deep. Some say can go down and find shallower place maybe. Cross tomorrow or next day. More cold...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Growing Up
Patrick is working on a Storyworth project with his children and grandchildren—they pose the questions, he writes the answers. Below is...
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Sara Tucker
Aug 5, 20213 min read
What Were You Like As a Teenager?
Patrick is working on a Storyworth project with his children and grandchildren—they pose the questions, he writes the answers. We started...
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Sara Tucker
Jul 16, 20212 min read
The Korongo Story
I put together this video to illustrate the concept of turning points—moments in a life story when an event causes a disturbance, and...
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Sara Tucker
Jul 2, 20211 min read
Mary Does the Bob
One of the most difficult sections of the rugged 3,000-mile Continental Divide Trail crosses the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana. Our...
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Sara Tucker
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Update from Triple Divide Pass
Yesterday (June 26) Korongo blogger and CDT thru-hiker Mary Anderson (aka #MaryBadass) reached Triple Divide Pass in Glacier National...
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Sara Tucker
Jun 25, 20213 min read
The Story Behind One “Holy Shit Day”
Whenever #MaryBadass settles in for the night on the Continental Divide Trail, she sends out a satellite message to let folks know she...
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