MY FAVORITE
Forms of Expression
Memoir
Essay
Poetry
From My
Writing Desk
“ I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. ”
- Anne Frank
“ We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect. ”
- Anais Nin
“ Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. ”
- Gloria Steinem
“ Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version. ”
-Carolyn See
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Outside Perspectives
Comments & Testimonials
“ Ms. Finley is a brilliant writer with an original voice. Her ability to pan from the specific to the universal in conveying the pain of heartbreak is glorious, and her vivid descriptions bring the reader into the moment.”
--Lauren DePino
--Lauren DePino, Essayist, Free-lance Journalist
“ Eileen Finley’s writing is so forthright and clear, she pulls you immediately into her devastating losses and her decision to—and then her figuring out how to—heal herself. She doesn’t demand the reader’s sympathy, but she quickly earns it. ”
—Liz Psaltis