SAS-C Writers Blog

Evelyn Burns

Aug 31, 20221 min read

My First Day of School in 1940

From a 3-minute writing prompt: My sister was the one who introduced me to my first day of school. I loved it. During that day Miss...

Evelyn Burns

Aug 31, 20226 min read

Missouri Farm Food 1930s-1950s

“It's pretty hard to starve a farmer” was a saying that surfaced occasionally when finances seemed lean. Most of what we ate, we grew. ...

Judy Slater

Aug 30, 20222 min read

Charles Jeffries: A Memory

In mid-year 2019 of our newly-launched SAS-C Writers Group meetings, Charles joined us and became a regular bi-monthly meeting...

Bill Feight

Aug 29, 20229 min read

Hill Number 1136

“Life shouldn’t be so cheap, Gary.” Gary and I stood at the edge of the plateau looking down the hill at hundreds of charred bodies of...

Carol Pullen

Aug 28, 20222 min read

One of Many Gwen Stories

Gwen and I became friends when I was about 8 years old and she 10. It was one of those occasions when my mother “voluntold” me I was to...

Carolina Ravina

Aug 2, 20223 min read

Tomato for My Sister

It was the morning of September 1, 1942, my big sister Valya’s first day at school. My mom was at work. My grandma was bedridden. When I...

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