Some Writing from Nancy Tucker
This page contains three pieces, Advice to Young Poets and Writers, Driving,and The Big Five- O.
Advice to Young Poets and Writers
Life is not easy. Write.
Because you can, you must.
Remember your roots, your pain. Use them.
But roots and pain are not enough--move on from your own past.
Look outward--use your eyes to see
both what other people do not see
and what other people see but do not talk about. Write.
Learn to listen
to the crickets, the dogs, the squeak of bicycles
and to other people's stories.
Ask questions. Wait for answers. Write.
Look inward--test truth on your own pulses.
Writing is both art and craft
Use your skill, your talent
to tell the truth--that's the point of being a writer. Write.
Avoid self-righteousness--other people have truths, too.
Laugh. And cry. In the same sentence, if you can do it well.
Be afraid. Write anyway.
Always, always, always do
what your teachers say cannot be done.
And when you teach, if you teach,
remember you too are a learner:
respect your students' truths even as you nudge them toward growth.
Write.
Begin now.
Nancy Tucker April, 1997 Return to 313-2000 Return to 313work Return to 840 work Return to Nancy Tucker's homepage
Driving
It’s 6:30 and I drag my briefcase to my car, pull out of the parking lot
and join the snake of cars heading home. The white line becomes my guide as darkness slips down behind me. I’m on the road again, Willie. Drivin’ my life away, Eddie.
I eat flattened fruit ‘n’ pastry bars from a side pocket in my purse and wish for
pasta in alfredo sauce or a thick burger and a beer. But I’m still driving, driving, driving, so there’s no hope of that.
nt ? March, 2000
THE BIG FIVE-0H
by Nancy Tucker
I have a book on my nightstand called Aging Gracefully. Someone bought it for me, hoping it would give me hope and courage, I guess. It's next to another gift book, Women Turning 50. Oh yeah, you guessed it. In a few days. The Big 5-0. Half-a-century. Yeah, it boggles my mind, too- I'm gonna be 50. While I'm pleased that people think of me and care enough to give me books, I really believe that 50 is something that happens to someone else.
Writing with Readings and Handbook. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 52-57. Print.
Bridesmaids would wear matching blue jean cut-offs and halter tops – with more skin showing than not.
Like Gail Hightower, Joanna Burden is an outcast because of the past. However, Hightower idealizes the heroic southern past, while Joanna was raised to reject southern ideas of race. Hightower’s ancestors inadvertently affect his present state; Joanna’s ancestors directly influence her social position in the town. When her family first arrived they were outcast, “they hated us here. We were Yankees. Foreigners. Worse than foreigners: enemies. Carpet baggers . . . Stirring up the negros to murder and rape, they called it. Threatening white supremacy” (Faulkner 249). The hatred that the townsfolk held for them stemmed from the fact that her family did not hold the same southern values that they did. While Hightower’s family were heroic Civil
This book Amy Carmichael was so interesting for me to read. I chose to read this book because I found out some very intriguing information about Amy and what drove her to be the loving, and kindhearted woman that the people of India saw. I was also curious to read one of Kathleen White’s books because I had heard that her book were very detailed and fun to read. Amy was so self-less and as I said before loving, Amy was able to take care of her siblings without bickering. Amy was also able to get along with her parents fairly well because of her tranquil and easygoing personality.
Throughout “Our Secret” Griffin explores the different characters’ fears and secrets and she gives specific insights into these “secrets”. Through examining others Griffin comes to terms with her own feelings, secrets, and fears. She relates to Himmler, Leo, Helene, and everyone else even though she is different than all of them. One fact that can be made about all of these characters is that they all represent humans and human emotion
Did you realize that in many family, there is always one child who is so different from the other children? They are not only different from appearance, but also different from many aspects. In Alice Walker's "Everyday use", Walker tells us about her two daughters, Dee and Maggie, are raised by the same parent under the same environment, but turned out as two totally different persons due to many reasons.
Cost-Effectiveness of Memantine in Community-Based Alzheimer's Disease Patients: An Adaptation in Spain. The European Journal of Health
There is a old time saying that “you will never know what true happiness feels like until you have felt pain”. In order to reach where you are going in life you have to go through hardship and pain to find your inner contentment. Often times,people who have too much in life always takes it for granted ,because all they have is pleasure and not knowing the feelings of pain and being without. Martha C. Nussbaum author of “who is the happy warrior” states that you have to go through pain to find the true meaning of happiness while Daniel M.Haybron author of “Happiness and Its Discontents” states that pain doesn 't bring happiness,happiness is just a thing you feel when you think you may have enough. To find happiness you have to go through the unbearable process of life.
Do authors such as Alice Walker connect to their real life experiences into his/her writings? Well, Alice Walker is one of those authors. Alice Walker is a black African-American author and activist. She writes novels, short-stories, poems, and essays. In fact, one of her most famous novel was “The Color Purple”. Walker was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1983. This essay will reveal how an author named Alice Walker connects her real life experiences into her writings.
The cat is a household pet his life is good. He never has to do any
In the article “His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness” by Deborah Tannen, she informs gender norms about talking in a direct or indirect way. Tannen claims that different cultures view indirectness different from western culture. She also informs her audience that being indirect does not mean you are powerless. In paragraph 8, Tannen explains that only modern Western societies place a priority on direct communication. She goes on to say that “Account of mutual indirectness in a lunch invitation may strike Americans as excessive. But far more cultures in the world use elaborate systems of indirectness than value directness. (8)” This is true for the Japanese culture. They will talk indirectly rather talk directly to you. For example, it is considered
In today’s society, we generally view upon everyone as equal; however this view did not exist for decades. Throughout history, there were many instances showing that men dominated women and women were often seen as left with less important or treated as an inferior being. Women were often expected to be good mothers to their children as well as caretakers to their husband. After reading the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell, I was able to grasp the important facts about social views of women and their domestic roles. Glaspell’s play depicts the gender inequality which exists in the society, drawing significant attention to the societal values of women at that time. Although women’s roles are treated as unimportant, she depicts women’s devotion that lies with each other and emphasizes how they survive the patriarchal society.
The chosen garment that will be discussed in detail in this essay is the Royal wedding dress designed for Catherine (Kate) Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge made by the English designer Sarah Burton creative director of the fashion label Alexander McQueen. This essay will cover the topics of this dress in terms of historical and cultural context, the formal elements and its meaning.
Attire & more: Weddings in winters means that the bride and the groom and the people attending the wedding have a lot more to showcase in terms of style. This is, given the fact that the chill will give way to a lot of lace and fur and accessorization which otherwise would be a closed chapter given the heat of the summers. While the bride need not worry about carrying that awfully heavy wedding dress full with additions and accessories which they would really dread in the summer season, options of doing their dresses with various heavy fabrics like satin, lace and fur gives a lot of space to experiment too! The other very famous fashion accessorize that are doing the rounds this winter are nothing but the fur muffs and the ear muffs which the bride along with her bride maids can sport in this season. While if you buy a hand muff made of fur, it would not only keep your hands warm and stylish all the occasion through, the guests will thank you for giving them an opportunity to sport the so-in-fashion look too! Thus do not be wary to experiment and buy fur muffs if you can and set the code so that all the guests wear one and come. Fashion trends in place and
Correspondence through letter writing is a very imperative method of communication. Letter writing allows to analysis the thoughts, emotions and human experiences felt by the (party) involved. This document is a primary document, with all primary documents one but be vigilant to recognise any bias that may occur. This document is a letter written from a young girl, originally from Spiddal, Co. Galway who immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Her name is Annie O’Donnell. Annie’s letters are penned to her soon to be husband Jim.