Olds News
Dorri Olds has been published in many book anthologies including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and edited the memoir about Frank Zappa by his younger brother Bobby Zappa.
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Sally Wendkos Olds wrote about fighting for civil rights: New York had a fair housing law—but if people didn’t apply for housing, the law meant nothing. I remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
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2015 was another year of fun successes – articles published, red carpet photo ops, one on one celebrity interviews, and movie previews. It has been another stellar year and I am so grateful. Celebs include Robert de Niro, Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Lily Tomlin, Nat Wolff, Glenn Close and so many more.
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Today I am speaking at a class because my New York Times essay, “Defriending My Rapist,” is a required reading for the Victimology course at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY). The course is led by Jan Yager, a professor at the Department of Sociology. Yager has an MA in criminal justice and … Read more
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Seven years ago, on 07/07/07, I was at the Live Earth concert in London. As I watched videos of Al Gore talk about recycling in between sets by The Black Eyed Peas, Snow Patrol and Foo Fighters, I learned how to dispose of waste properly. And not just in the kitchen — in my personal … Read more
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You’ve got the mumps, LOL 🙂 Okay, so you’re never going to get a text like that from your doctor. If you do, run and find a new doc. But smart healthcare providers are catching on to interacting with their patients via smartphones (sans emoticons). Modern medicine is just beginning to catch up to tech and figure out how … Read more
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The first book by Susan Shapiro that I read was “Five Men Who Broke My Heart.” Isn’t that a great title? It was an entertaining book that also touched a deep chord in me. Thankfully I’ve been happily married for a while now but it’s odd how memories of exes can pop into my head … Read more
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“I realize that I’ve been hypnotized.” — Jimi Hendrix Where do self-destructive impulses come from? I had romanticized images of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin but they were dead long before I heard of them. The first time I shot heroin was down at St. Mark’s place in 1978. I was a 17-year-old aspiring artist … Read more
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On Monday, Vanity Fair went public with its July cover, and it was the exclusive unveiling of Caitlyn Jenner — former Olympian champion/reality-TV star Bruce Jenner. On the same day, Jenner’s new Twitter account blew up the Internet. @Caitlyn_Jenner broke a Twitter record (previously held by President Obama) when her account amassed 1 million followers in four hours. Now, two … Read more
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Hi Fellow Writers, I just finished editing My ASJA Conference Notes! Now they are legible enough to share with you in a Google Doc. This Google Doc contains my “scribblings” from the panels that I attended at this year’s #ASJA writers conference. I also added a few post-conference bits. Please note, these were written for myself … Read more
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