"In A Thousand Cranes and Other Stories, Lee Isaacson Roll combines her talent for poetry with her bent for self-deprecating humor, adds the ability to tell a good story, and leavens this mixture with a deep understanding of human nature. Her talent is evident whether she’s writing about her children and husband, living in Brazil, or the cancer that eventually took her life. Isaacson Roll writes with humor, honesty, and insight."
"Occasional Writers: Bringing the Past Forward is the work of the Past/Forward memoir group based in Charleston, Illinois. Past/Forward began in 2007 when Daiva Markelis, a professor at Eastern Illinois University whose memoir White Field, Black Sheep: A Lithuanian-American Life has garnered critical acclaim, taught a memoir writing class for adults. Open to anyone with a love for writing, the group grew. Its members were serious about l ..."