Category Archives: Memoir

Which Blog To Follow?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by jzrart

Hi folks, Just want to make sure you’re not missing out on visiting my new website, which is where my blog can now be found.  Check it out at http://joanzrough.com. Since I won’t be posting here anymore, I want you … Continue reading →

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My New Website Is Up!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by jzrart

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for.  I’m moving.  Not from my house, but to my new website is at: joanzrough.com. You’ll no longer find me here at the old address.  But if you go to the one above you’ll … Continue reading →

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Memoir: Two You’ll Love

Posted on May 22, 2013 by jzrart

“Through my identification with another girl who could write what I couldn’t begin to think, I discovered a way to break out of the socialized story into something else, something new … my own voice.  I began to see how … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, The Journey, Wise Words | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Truth Or Consequences In Writing Memoir

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jzrart

“I was sitting at a beach with my notebook, and I’m thinking about how to get back into [writing] and what matters to me, and I just sort of self-destructed at Brothers & Sisters. I had written about personal events … Continue reading →

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Good News!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jzrart

Good news! My new website is getting closer to being finished and my memoir progresses.  Once my website is up, you’ll find out the title of my book and get to read Chapter One. Hopefully you’ll get a hint of … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Creative, Books, Healthy Living, Life, Memoir, The Journey, Time, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

ABOUT PTSD AND RECOVERY

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jzrart

I was in my mid-sixties when a therapist first suggested that I was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. My response was, “No. Impossible.” Dr. B. handed me a book and asked me to read several pages out loud. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fear, Healing, Life, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Trauma | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Painting Spring

Posted on April 13, 2013 by jzrart

Water soaked grey sky pure tones of birch magnolia, forsythia spring green leaves redbud Raindrop music fills the air my paint brush drips with color JZR I made these photographs and wrote this poem back in April of 2008, posting … Continue reading →

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Don’ Give Up

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jzrart

I’ve been running into those words often for a couple of days now as I try to get myself back into my daily routine and at work on my memoir.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in which the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dogs, family, Friendships, Gratefulness, Healing, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, The Garden, Time, Uncategorized, Wise Words, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Meet Max

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jzrart

I can’t help myself.  Today is the day I usually post a quote that inspires me.  But we’ve a new member of the family and just can’t wait to introduce him to you.  If you haven’t read this blog before … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals I Love, Compassion, Dogs, family, Gratefulness, Healing, Kindness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, The Journey | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Missing Brody

Posted on March 23, 2013 by jzrart

A week ago this past Friday, Brody died of pneumonia. He apparently had it for the entire six weeks that he blessed this household with his big heart and huge personality. He lived every moment of his life with gusto.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals I Love, Dogs, Gratefulness, Healing, love, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Navigating Through Life | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments