Please help me complete my memoir!
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"Gravitas almost seems like an understatement when it comes to the themes and milieus Margie Newman addresses in her writing, which often deals with nothing less than how the Holocaust reverberates through American life in the 21st century. But if there is much of the grave in this subject matter, there is also the delight that is a byproduct of writing that surprises. Just when you think you know where the refrains are invariably headed, Newman quietly astonishes with small revelations that show that those we may think of as one-dimensional victims are as fascinatingly complex as any characters in fiction. For as many dark turns as she takes in retracing the effects of family secrets, the insights are as refreshing as the writing is bracing." Chris Willman, writer and critic, Los Angeles Times, Billboard, Rolling Stone.
"Margie Newman’s essays are powerful, raw, and despite their subject, often humorous. Hers is a truly unique and insightful voice." Rebecca Kanner, author of "Sinners and the Sea" and "Esther."
PLEASE HELP ME GET MY STORY OUT
INTO THE WORLD
My name is Margie Newman. You may have read some of my work online , or maybe you've heard me at a reading.
Now is the time for me to finish my memoir, The Thing is to Always Be Ready, find a publisher, and get it out into the hands of readers.
I've been at work at this project for years and have much written, but haven't had the sustained time I need to complete the book and find a publisher. This is where Go Fund Me comes in. I'm raising money to buy the time I need.
The Thing is to Always Be Ready is about growing up as my father's daughter. My father, David Newman, of blessed memory, survived the Nazi ghettos, labor camps, and the notorious Buchenwald. His entire family, save for one brother, was murdered in the death camp Belzec. My father came through with his life, but in many ways, for him, the Holocaust was never over.
My book is the story of trying to straddle the worlds of trying to be an American kid that fit in, and hearing my father scream in the night as he dreamed about my sister and being with him as he was chased into the gas chamber.
It's the story of me unraveling my father's stories and his silences, and of the struggle to find balance between living in the present and honoring the past.
I would so appreciate any contribution you could make towards allowing me to complete my book.
"Margie Newman’s essays are powerful, raw, and despite their subject, often humorous. Hers is a truly unique and insightful voice." Rebecca Kanner, author of "Sinners and the Sea" and "Esther."
PLEASE HELP ME GET MY STORY OUT
INTO THE WORLD
My name is Margie Newman. You may have read some of my work online , or maybe you've heard me at a reading.
Now is the time for me to finish my memoir, The Thing is to Always Be Ready, find a publisher, and get it out into the hands of readers.
I've been at work at this project for years and have much written, but haven't had the sustained time I need to complete the book and find a publisher. This is where Go Fund Me comes in. I'm raising money to buy the time I need.
The Thing is to Always Be Ready is about growing up as my father's daughter. My father, David Newman, of blessed memory, survived the Nazi ghettos, labor camps, and the notorious Buchenwald. His entire family, save for one brother, was murdered in the death camp Belzec. My father came through with his life, but in many ways, for him, the Holocaust was never over.
My book is the story of trying to straddle the worlds of trying to be an American kid that fit in, and hearing my father scream in the night as he dreamed about my sister and being with him as he was chased into the gas chamber.
It's the story of me unraveling my father's stories and his silences, and of the struggle to find balance between living in the present and honoring the past.
I would so appreciate any contribution you could make towards allowing me to complete my book.
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Margie Newman
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St. Paul, MN
