Read on blog or Reader Jeyran Main posted: " My parents really didn't know what to do with me.  Oh, it was fine when I, as a 14-year-old, stepped into the role of documenting our family camping trips with tongue-in-cheek travelogues à la Erma Bombeck.  But it was an entirely different matter when" Review Tales Read on blog or Reader Mentoring a Writer by Christine Skarbek Jeyran Main February 7 My parents really didn't know what to do with me.  Oh, it was fine when I, as a 14-year-old, stepped into the role of documenting our family camping trips with tongue-in-cheek travelogues à la Erma Bombeck.  But it was an entirely different matter when I told them I wanted to be a journalist.  That was no career for a woman from a small Midwestern town in the 70s (trailblazer Erma B. notwithstanding).  None of their other eight children wanted to lead such a vagabond life.  Why should I? Continue reading Mentoring a Writer by Christine Skarbek Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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