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Shaking the Tree
By Lindsey Salatka, Barbara Huntington, Janell Strube, Jen Laffler, Kathleen A. McCabe, Kimberly Joy, Chili Cilch, Lenore Greiner, M. Annette Ketner, Jon Block, Nicola Ranson, Lauren Cross, Vin Shroeter, Jennifer Gasner, Janet Hafner, Lisa Churchville, Meghan Conley, Nancy Mae Johnson, Hayli Nicole, Libby Knapp, Kenny Sucher
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The fourth volume of the Memoir Showcase that is the SHAKING THE TREE series of brazen, short memoir is subtitled: “That’s A Terrible Idea. What Time?” These powerful, delightful short memoir essays (edited by Marni Freedman and Tracy J. Jones) pack a punch, with everything from a white woman joining a Korean dance mob to a light-skinned biracial woman taking her daughter to a “Black Lives Matter” rally to a drug addict unable to buy a pair of work boots for his new job with the $30 his mother lent him when someone tells him where to score to a woman who lost two pregnancies helping her youngest sister deliver her child. The voices are strong, clear, unique, and brave, full of well-chosen, evocative detail. Each piece stand alone, but also blend to create a volume of heart and beauty and danger and love. For those who are interested in writing memoir, this volume is a master class.