Stories wanted for local writing project

It's not too late to get involved in the Age Friendly Alliance Writing project 'The Way We Were' because the deadline has been extended to August 22.

Imagine if someone were to write a book about your life so far, what would you like included in it? Which stories, memories, people, places and events are close to your heart, make you smile, or even bring a tear to your eyes. They are inextricably part of the fabric of your life. Yes, you know the stories and memories that are important to you! Sometimes you tell them to your family and friends. Some of them are already part of your family’s ‘folklore’, and are enjoyed and passed around between family members.

Now consider this! You are being invited to put some of these memories and stories down in writing. Your words and your voice are what we want to read and hear. We would be delighted if you would share them with us, and tell them to us in the way you might be sharing them with family or friends.

At the end of the day, our special memories will usually involve the people who have mattered most to us during our lives; people with whom we shared the love, fun, laughter, sad times, hard times, and good times, for these are the things that connect us as humans.

Now is the chance for you to put pen to paper and tell us a story from your life, in the way you would like it to be told; in your own words. You and your family will forever have part of your life and times recorded and published in a lovely collection of stories for everyone to cherish and enjoy.

If you have any writing queries this project is supported by: Denise Curtin Dunne, Writing Coordinator/Laois Offaly ETB, ddunne@loetb.ie Phone: 086 3021040