Dorri Olds, Writer

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Dorri Olds has been published in 9 book anthologies,major magazines, and interviewed on multiple media platforms.

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#ASJA2018

What to Expect at #ASJA2018 Writers Conference • May 18–19, 2018 • New York City

#ASJA2018 offers 46 instructive panel sessions and workshops, plus three dynamic keynote speakers over two days guaranteed to help you grow as a writer, plus the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with editors, agents and publishers. ASJA stands as the country’s leading and most prestigious association of successful journalists, authors and nonfiction and literary nonfiction writers. Keynote Speaker Daniel Jones, NYTimes; Dorri Olds, Advanced Track Chair, Nancy Dunham, Intermediate Track Chair; and Carolyn Crist, Beginner Track Chair. Two more Keynote Speakers are authors Aimee Ross and Katherine Reynolds Lewis.

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#WriterWednesday

On this #WriterWednesday I am cheering myself up because 2016 was so bizarre. The weirdness weirded everybody I know out. Since my natural born tendency is to veer toward dark thoughts, I am making a conscious effort to exercise any positives I can think of. So, that said, I have made a list of publications … Read more

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Defriending My Rapist: personal essay in THE NEW YORK TIMES!

I clicked “Add Friend.” He accepted within minutes. Stunned, I wondered if he had forgotten raping me. Defriending my rapist on Facebook.

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9 Lives for a Weeble

Wish I could blame nuclear weapons, a mutant virus or Hitler for the malformation in my Russian Jewish bloodline, but my theory is a suicide gene. My 9 lives. Suicidal tendencies and nine lives for a Weeble (“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down.”)

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Raped at 13

I Was Raped at 13 and Too Ashamed to Tell

Written for NYCityWoman The first time I talked about the rape I was 26 and in a therapist’s office. “I can help you,” the counselor, Mary, said, “but it won’t be a quick fix.” My neck tensed up. I started bouncing my knee. Mary didn’t react. Her eyes were looking into mine: It was time to … Read more

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Errol Morris

Exclusive Interview: Errol Morris Asks Donald Rumsfeld What We All Want To Know

Yesterday, I hopped a subway down to SoHo for a one-on-one interview with Academy-Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris. I have interviewed gobs of A-list celebrities, but this was a career highlight and an honor. Morris is promoting his movie, “The Unknown Known.” It is his latest documentary and is being released on Friday, April 4. It shines … Read more

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Celebrity Journalism

American Society of Journalists & Authors Celebrity Journalism Panel • Thursday, October 24th

Come meet fellow writers, network and ask your questions one-to-one. Ever wondered how to nail an interview with an A-list celebrity? Do you read gossip columns? Maybe you enjoy reading about new television shows and its stars. Find out what it is like to interview celebrities, how to work with publicists who guard them, and … Read more

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Article About Dr. Thomas Romo, III and his New York City-based Non-Profit: The Little Baby Face Foundation

Little Baby Face Foundation provides free surgery to indigent children born with facial deformities. They treat cleft lip cleft palate, microtia, hemifacial microsomia, facial palsy, hairy nevi, craniofacial deformities, Bell palsy. They provide otoplasty, hearing reconstruction, and dental services for free also. Their website is littlebabyface.org

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Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls

Atomic Matzo Balls?

Akhmed and the Atomic Matzo Balls: A Novel of International Intrigue, Pork-Crazed Termites, and Motherhood, is a new novel from Gary Buslik. The tale is demented, uncouth and fun. It’s a novel alike no other and it is all kinds of crazy.

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