Chilmark Writing Workshop

Nancy in the Press

• MV Times, November 24, 2020, Writing From the Heart: Writing About Life

• MV Times, November 11, 2020, Writing From the Heart: Spaghetti Zen

• MV Times, October 28, 2020, Writing From the Heart: Sisters

• MV Times, October 14, 2020, Writing From the Heart: Lessons Learned

• MV Times, September 30, 2020, Writing From the Heart: To Jeff Bezos

• MV Times, September 17, 2020, Domestic Disturbances: Me and My Garden

• MV Times, September 16, 2020, Writing from the Heart: Finding a Sliver of Joy

• Exhale Lifestyle, June 18, 2019, Nancy Slonim Aronie On Writing, Healing and Obscene Phone Calls

• MV Times, July 12, 2017, Chilmark Writing Workshop is a sacred pilgrimage

• MV Times, June 20, 2017, Nancy Slonim Aronie will discuss the life-changing ‘Be Here Now’ at ‘Islanders Read the Classics’

• The Vineyard Gazette, May 26, 2015, Legacy of Words: Friends & Admirers Celebrate Life & Work of Peggy Freydberg

• Vanity Fair, April 9, 2015, Remembering Peggy Freydberg, a 107-year Old Poet Whose Career Was Just Getting Started.

• The Vineyard Gazette, July 24, 2014, So Much More Beneath the Surface

• The Boston Globe, July 10, 2014, Interview with Nancy

Nancy's Commentary (click to listen)

• Pronouns, Gender and Change

• Centenarian Poet Was a Fearless Guide to the 'Country of Old Age'

• Utopia: The Vineyard in January

• Staying Focused in Summer

• Just Dancing Birds

• Gratitude is in the Air

• Celebrating Your Identity

• A Mother’s Legacy

• Love Affairs with Letters Last a Lifetime

• Glasses, Clarity & Life

• The Writer as an Alchemist Dealing with Loss

Nancy's Columns (click to read)

• Finding God in All the Small Places

• Looking Afar But Finding Hope Nearby

• If You Ask the Question and Provide the Answer Does Anyone Hear It?

• Finding the Holy at Home, Comfort in the Trees

• True Reward of Parenting is Becoming a Grandparent

• The Fullness of Knowing Just One is Enough

• Ritual is Path to Hold a Broken Heart

• Perking Up by Putting Down the To Do List

• Comfortable in Her Own Fur

• Capturing the Moment By Letting it Go

• Maybe It’s Time to Stop Spreading the New

• Beauty is in the Eye of the Pumpkin

• Good Night Sweet King of Kings

• Always Bullish About Swimming

• Smelling the Roses Is Not As Easy As Describing Them

• The One That Didn’t Get Away

• Students Lead with Stories from the Heart

• The Awesome Power of Sheer Awe

• It Takes Time to Become a Bag Lady

• Paying The Price for Ignoring Intuition

• Rest in Peace Mr. Should and Ms. Regret

• Staying Present to Moments that Stir the Soul

• Picking Up Pearls of Wisdom While Leaving Baggage Behind

• Embracing the Emerging Elder Inside

• It Takes Just a Moment, 21 Times

• Perspective Guru Wins by A Neck

• When Electrons Meet the Subjunctive It’s Love

• Oy Vey, Never Gonna Hide My True Way

• Amidst the Clutter, Never Losing Sight of What Really Matters

• Karmic Payback is Like Egg on the Face, Very Sticky

• Is Our Wallet Half FullOr Is It Half Empty?

• Not Just Idle Talk About Listening My Baby Wrote Me a Letter is Not Just an Oldies Song

• Enjoying the View, Especially When it Reveals a Full Life

• Wisdom Gained from a Wounded Heart

• Asna Fisher Aronie, 98, Was Multi-Talented Lady

• Moving Forward by Looking Backward

Nancy's Keynote Addresses