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From the Archive: "Wouldn't this be a great time to go to the bathroom!"
The life I used to live, when it was filled with young children. I used to long for ten minutes alone. Now, what I wouldn't give for a few hours of that…
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Live with Joyce Maynard
A recording from Joyce Maynard's live video
Apr 10
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On the road with my boyfriend, sleeping under the stars
Part of me wanted to stay home and enjoy my garden. Then he took me camping....
Apr 1
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March 2026
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Launching small boats....
...and letting them go
Mar 27
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The three-minute writing workshop: The importance of writing absolutely nothing.
...so long as you're THINKING about your writing.
Mar 16
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Why I help women tell their stories
(as I'm doing at this very moment, on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala). And what goes on here, and why it matters.)
Mar 1
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February 2026
Live with Joyce Maynard
A recording from Joyce Maynard's live video
Feb 24
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From the archive: My mother's chutney
A story about holding on to one's mother. And recognizing the need to let her go.
Feb 15
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An unusual vacation...spent mostly in my hotel room....but for a good reason
I've been finishing a novel.
Feb 13
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It's Judy Blume's birthday
But she's the one who has given us the most important gift.
Feb 13
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The meaning of "America"
...and a few words of appreciation concerning the Super Bowl Half-time show our president called "terrible"
Feb 9
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"I wish you wouldn't put politics in your novels," a reader tells me....
And here's why I do. Because, as the quote from Ai Wei Wei printed on my late husband Jim's t-shirt reminds us , "Everything is art. And everything is…
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