For ten years, I directed the Maine Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project. Once I left as the longest serving director, I was awarded
director emeritus status. I thought the title would be cool to use in bio's on books and thereby might bring some small notoriety to MWP. This past June we held our 20th anniversary celebration.
My job for the anniversary was to arrange a slide show. The other directors gave 10-minute Ted Talks, but my anxiety level over such performances made the slideshow a perfect alternative to presenting. I just didn't know it'd take 30+ hours to put together the show. Holy flying cows that was a tedious assignment.
The bets time was seeing my friends Tanya Baker and Mary Moreau. Tanya worked with me at UMaine for a few years until she headed off to the main office of the National Writing Project where she now serves a national director of programs. Mary was one of my writing group members during our first summer institute in 1997.
Unknown to me, MWP published a journal in celebration of the 20th and dedicated it to me. That was very kind and the kind of quiet celebration of my work as director that I appreciate.
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| Friends Maureen and Anne |
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| Janet and Tanya |
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| Us! |
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| Mary and Rich |
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| Jeff and Tanya |
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| MWP journal |
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| Dedication |
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| Swag |
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