These prompts focus on names and the relationships three people have with their own names. Writing about your own name can be a lighthearted experience or it can be one that explores personal conflicts or relationships or loyalties that are challenging. Writing about our names brings out a lot of strong, personal writing because our connection […]
“What’s In A Name?: A Lot As It Turns Out”
We are reading this short article, “What’s In A Name?: A Lot As It Turns Out” about the comic book artist Max Pauson because most of us don’t even consider not having a name. This article by Erik Eckholm (note: this is not a memoir) explores the life experience of a writerborn in difficult circumstances […]
“America Say My Name” by Viet Thanh Nguyen
In this short memoir (an Opinion column in the New York Times), America, Say My Name, the prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen writes about his history with his name, how people often don’t take the time to respect or try to learn his name, and how names have the power to change the culture in […]
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