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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...

Sara Tucker
Aug 5, 20213 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...

Sara Tucker
Jul 16, 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...

Sara Tucker
Jun 27, 20212 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...

Sara Tucker
Jun 25, 20213 min read


Catching Up With Mary
On May 27, Mary Anderson set out from South Pass, Wyoming, to hike the northern half of the Continental Divide Trail. By June 7, she was...

Sara Tucker
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Mary Got Her Camping Permit
The Glacier Park permit offices issue a small number of walk-in camping permits per day. If you show up after they run out, you're out of...

Sara Tucker
Jun 21, 20212 min read


Becoming Mary Badass
Korongo is sponsoring extreme hiker Mary Anderson as she treks the second half of the Continental Divide. Here's how you can help.

Sara Tucker
Apr 29, 20212 min read


Korongo #2: Homebound Still
Get cozy with a warm mug, your iPad, and our new zine Just before the long, dark winter of 2020–2021 settled over Vermont's White River...

Sara Tucker
Dec 23, 20201 min read


Happy Anniversary, Mr. Texier
On our first wedding anniversary, twenty years ago, I gave you two papier-mâché birds, purchased at Robin's Nest in Arusha. I remember...

Sara Tucker
Nov 16, 20201 min read


The Story Lady Needs You (and Here’s a Free Book)
In September Korongo published the premier issue of a journal about our wacko times. Now we're working on the next one. Our contributors...

Sara Tucker
Oct 31, 20201 min read


The Year of the Rat
In September, I started leading a couple of writing workshops that focus on keeping a diary. Mine begins with a quilt.

Sara Tucker
Oct 11, 20202 min read


Not Everyone Wants to Hear What You Have to Say
There are always repercussions when you publish your work. Some of them will surprise you. When Frank McCourt published Angela’s Ashes,...

Sara Tucker
Oct 3, 20202 min read


Sara's Diary: Fingerprints and Glenda Jackson
Today I applied for an FBI background check and studied Glenda Jackson's fine fury.

Sara Tucker
Sep 25, 20204 min read


A Pox on Both Your Houses
A few days ago, I invited readers of this blog to write a rant. Today, I invite you to write a curse. For inspiration, let's turn to...

Sara Tucker
Sep 16, 20201 min read


Four Play
When you have no time to write, try this.

Sara Tucker
Sep 13, 20208 min read


Takeaway from Kimball Workshop No. 1
Do you get anxious before a presentation? I do. I'm afraid I'll bore people. Boredom, the killer disease. So I was quite relieved when...

Sara Tucker
Sep 12, 20204 min read


Don’t Forget to Play
Every generation seems to produce a new crop of wise women who remind us to give thanks, every day for life's little pleasures.

Sara Tucker
Sep 10, 20202 min read


Three New Books
The first three books in The Cooley Farm: A Family History are now available in digital and paperback editions. You can get a free...

Sara Tucker
Sep 2, 20203 min read


Our New Magazine
For years, I’ve been imagining a magazine under the Korongo Books imprint about life in the White River Valley. Then, 2020 happened....

Sara Tucker
Sep 2, 20203 min read


Shirly’s Diary: August 13–20
When I spoke with my friend Shirly Hook at the end of July, she was feeling down. Shirly is the author of My Bring Up, stories about her...

Sara Tucker
Aug 22, 202011 min read
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