Elementary Confessions--a memoir-in-progress excerpt by Michelle Kehoe skillfully brings us to her early Catholic grade school days.
sheilabender.substack.com/p/elementary...
02.03.2026 07:51 —
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Writing It Real Weekly Newsletter
February 27, 2026
The Writing It Real newsletter is up!
28.02.2026 00:41 —
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Writing It Real Weekly Newsletter 2/13/26
Publishing Successes, Writer's Resource Links, Class Schedule, Memoir Excerpt Series
Feb 13 weekly newsletter from Writing It Real is up. Class schedule, writer successes, and resource links for writers.
13.02.2026 15:00 —
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Writing It Real Weekly Newsletter
Class schedule, links to resources for writers, publishing success, and more
The Writing It Real Weekly has links to two subscriber memoir excerpts, resources, and publishing successes. Learn about literary magazines you might submit work to. Also, a link to a video of Brenda Miller and me about how we teach writing. We describe our fall Lake Garda, Italy workshop.
06.02.2026 06:05 —
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Live with Sheila Bender and Brenda Miller!
A recording from Sheila Bender Writing It Real's live video
I went live on Substack with writer Brenda Miller. We talk about how we teach writing and about our fall workshop coming the end of September in Lake Garda!
04.02.2026 15:40 —
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The Tender Work of Memoir:Hurdles, Feedback, Vulnerabilities
A recording from Sheila Bender Writing It Real's live video
I did a Substack live today on "The Tender Work of Memoir: Hurdles, Feedback and Vulnerabilities" with Writer-ish's Darien Gee. Such a good conversation!
22.01.2026 07:03 —
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Toward A Year of Writing Poetry (Or Improving Your Prose Through Poetry)
For January: Dreams and Repetitions
My article for January is up now on my Substack. It suggests using anaphora for writing poetry and lyric prose.
02.01.2026 05:42 —
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Writing It Real Weekly Newsletter
New Article, Classes, Resource Links, Subscriber and Follower Successes
My weekly newsletter from Writing It Real is up on Substack now. It describes the current "terms" classes I am teaching, offers resource links for writers, publishes subscribers' and followers' publishing successes, and cheers writers on.
02.01.2026 05:41 —
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When I Knew I Was A Writer
Subscriber contribution to the Writing It Real series on the topic
A new "When I Knew I Was a Writer" essay by a Writing It Real substack subscriber is up.
17.12.2025 03:57 —
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Writing It Real Newsletter December 11, 2025
Video Conversation and Reading with Poet Beth Jacobs, Resource Links and Successes
This week's Writing It Real newsletter is available. More resource links for writers and successes.
12.12.2025 04:45 —
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YouTube video by Sheila Bender
In Conversation with poet Beth Jacobs
A new Writing It Real "In Conversation" video is up. I am talking with Evanston, IL, poet Beth Jacob about her new book Luminous Loves Grey and the place of poetry in her life.
05.12.2025 03:24 —
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Writing: The Best Way to Metabolize My Life
A Writing It Real subscriber essay in the series "When I Knew I Was a Writer"
My new post on Substack is an essay by Writing It Real subscriber Liz Hartz for the series, "How I Knew I Was a Writer."
Thank you, Liz, for the essay and also for the mention in your bio (I am blushing at the high praise).
03.12.2025 20:57 —
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ONLINE CLASS: All I Want for Christmas is to Write! - Il Chiostro
A Flashy Holiday Special with Sheila Bender
Sheila Bender Writing It Real
1h
I want to help you keep writing this holiday season when you might feel you don’t have time or bandwidth to concentrate on our writing.
Spend 2 hours on 12/27 via Zoom & leave knowing how much you can generate in minutes.
Il Chiostro has the class description.
25.11.2025 00:53 —
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In the Lineage
Subscriber contribution to the Writing It Real series "When I knew I Was a Writer"
There's another writer's essay on "When I Knew I Was a
Writer."
25.11.2025 00:03 —
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November 20, 2025 Writing It Real Weekly Newsletter
Resources, workshops, subscriber successes
Another weekly newsletter with a prompt, resource links, and subscriber successes.
21.11.2025 07:39 —
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How And When I knew I Was a Writer
Subscriber Contribution to the Writing It Real series of essays on the topic
Another fabulous essay by a Writing It Real subscriber on the topic of how I knew I was a writer.
19.11.2025 01:19 —
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Weekly Writing It Real Newsletter
November 13, 2025 News, Resources, and Publication Successes
Contemplating Christmas decorations going up in my town before we've gathered for Thanksgiving, I think about the now.
14.11.2025 05:20 —
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The Things We Do
Subscriber Contribution to the Writing It Real Series on When I Knew I Was A Writer
I have just posted this week's essay in the Writing It Real series "When I knew I was a writer."
11.11.2025 23:13 —
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Bethany Reid, Lillo Way, and Lisa Ashley Read from Their Poetry Collections
With a discussion of their poems and the place of poetry in their lives
On my Substack a reading with three fine poets and a good Q&A about their poetry and the place of poetry in today's world.
07.11.2025 04:31 —
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October 30, 2025 Writing It RealWeekly Newsletter
Dear Writers,
I've just posted my weekly writers' newsletter on Substack.
31.10.2025 05:16 —
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TURNING THE VERBAL KALEIDOSCOPE
Contribution to the Writing It Real Series on How I Knew I Was a Writer
I just posted a short essay by David D. Horowitz in my series of short essays by writers on when they knew they were writers.
29.10.2025 04:16 —
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