An incurable disease. A perfect lake house. An unrepairable stove. And where one goes from there.
A woman born in 1953 finds happiness in the form of a stove manufactured in 1939. And a lesson in carrying on with our one precious life.
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Stories, observations, and obsessions from me, New York Times-bestselling author and pie baker, Joyce Maynard
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On Love, Motorcycles, and the Art of Being a Passenger
But mostly, this one's about love. The greatest adventure.
How telling your story can save your life
(It may have saved mine.) And if you need some assistance, my sister and I can be there for you
Where my ideas come from (Part 2)
Every good novel traces back to the writer's obsessions.
Here comes a sample from my new novel, In Wonderland....
A recording by Joyce Maynard
My sister and I are publishing a book together....
The book is by our mother. And it's a beauty.
HOW MY SATURDAY NIGHTS AS A BABYSITTER, LONG AGO, INSPIRED A NOVEL
(Part 1 of “where my ideas come from”)
Two weddings--40 years apart--and why there is unlikely to be a third
Long before this weekend’s extravaganza at Madison Square Garden (for anyone who’s been asleep for the last few weeks, I’m talking about Taylor and Travis), the 4th of July weekend has summoned memories of weddings.
"I'm not a writer", you say. Only there's this story you can't get out of your head....
I'd like to help you tell it.
Why Write?
Listen now (15 mins) | Episode Two
An Introduction to Writing Memoir
Listen now (14 mins) | Episode 1
Season of grief part 2: My dying husband took me to see Bob Dylan
I've been to many Bob Dylan concerts, in fact. None like that one.
Season of grief: The last time I baked a pie for my husband
(But this isn't about making pie. It's about love.)
The day I jumped into the pit in the London Tube to retrieve my son's lost juggling ball
And I actually believed I was protecting him. From sorrow.
Let's talk about writing memoir....
A recording from Joyce Maynard's live video
Stephen Colbert got me through the loss of my husband....
Now who's going to get me through the loss of Stephen Colbert?
Come over to my house for dinner....
I guess I should mention, my house sits on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. And it's worth the trip.
My unlikely career as an innkeeper
...in a small village in Guatemala, on the shores of what may be the most beautiful lake in the world
My first crack at Swedish Death Cleaning
But I'm not dead yet...
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