/tags/memoir memoir en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:40:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-09/exchange-exemplar-the-crooked-road-to-happiness What we think we want at ten years old often differs from what we desire at 20, or 30. Life leads us in different directions. It certainly did for Heather… Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:40:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-09/exchange-exemplar-the-crooked-road-to-happiness The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-09-30/marriage-a-different-way-tracing-the-desire-line "Grow up and get married" became a very common phrase in the American language. The implication was clear: that part of growing up was to pair up with… Mon, 30 Sep 2019 17:44:24 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-09-30/marriage-a-different-way-tracing-the-desire-line The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-09/living-and-loving-in-greater-l-a Race, religion, sexuality, otherness... these are all topics for discussion in the life of writer Carla Rachel Sameth. And discuss them she does, in the… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:41:15 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-09/living-and-loving-in-greater-l-a The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-02/exchange-exemplar-take-your-daughter-to-alaska-day Suggesting a father-daughter activity to a teenager can be an adventure. Even if there's not an eyeroll, will there be enthusiasm? In James Campbell's… Thu, 02 May 2019 17:40:34 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-02/exchange-exemplar-take-your-daughter-to-alaska-day The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-12/playwright-writes-of-young-friends-death Sarah Ruhl is a playwright, author, professor and MacArthur genius grant recipient.Max Ritvo was one of her students. When Max's pediatric cancer… Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-12/playwright-writes-of-young-friends-death Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-29/exchange-exemplar-writing-your-own-story Maybe Cat Stevens/Yusuf said it best: "we're only dancing on this Earth for a short while." Someday, someone will remember us with kind words (we hope).… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-29/exchange-exemplar-writing-your-own-story Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-07/american-dancer-hired-by-bolshoi-tells-his-tale The beauty of ballet comes at a cost. It is not easy for the best dancers to portray that level of beauty, without often punishing physical conditions.… Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-11-07/american-dancer-hired-by-bolshoi-tells-his-tale Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-08-07/a-sick-baby-and-a-crooked-road-to-happiness Boy meets girl, girl and boy love each other, girl gets pregnant. Bam, the relationship ends, because boy does not want children. It's a true-life story,… Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:13:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-08-07/a-sick-baby-and-a-crooked-road-to-happiness Geoffrey Riley