Terry McDonell

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May 11, 2024 - Air Mail

May 10, 2024 | airmail.news | ALYSSA CHOINIERE |Stuart Heritage |John Arlidge |Terry McDonell

A VERY BRITISH SCANDAL THE NEW COLLEGE TRY CLUB WARS MOTHER’S DAY ELEGY DEUS SEX MACHINA NEPO-LEONIC COMPLEX THE PRICE IS RIGHT-WING BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE! Issue No. 252 The View from Here Scenes from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University Oedipus Flex Elizabeth Hurley’s erotic thriller—written and directed by her 22-year-old son—is one for the Freudians A Conspiracy of One When high-profile members of the British Establishment—including a former prime minister—were accused...
This Mother's Day, Terry McDonell Pays Homage to Single Mothers Everywhere

May 10, 2024 | airmail.news | Terry McDonell

Mother’s Day meant little to my mother, Irma. She went along, thanking me for whatever Mother’s Day gift I made for her at school and then always telling me a story about some wonderful time we had had together when I was younger—such as when she had taken me to a carnival at Park Point in Duluth, and there were pony rides, and she put me on a pony, and the pony started bucking, and I just laughed and laughed.
Journalists and Journalism: A Collection of Recommended Books – Perkins School for the Blind

Apr 2, 2024 | perkins.org | Terry McDonell |Michael Hainey |Carl Bernstein |Robert Woodward

Although many among us no longer read through a daily newspaper, the work of journalists around the world, ranging in media from print to digital to radio and television, remains one of the main ways that we discover information about the news and issues of the day. This month’s list of recommended titles includes a variety of novels and nonfiction focusing on the craft, lives, and challenges faced by journalists in the pursuit of this important profession.
Journalists and Journalism – Perkins School for the Blind

Mar 25, 2024 | perkins.org | Terry McDonell |Michael Hainey |Carl Bernstein |Robert Woodward

Although many among us no longer read through a daily newspaper, the work of journalists around the world, ranging in media from print to digital to radio and television, remains one of the main ways that we discover information about the news and issues of the day. This month’s list of recommended titles includes a variety of novels and nonfiction focusing on the craft, lives, and challenges faced by journalists in the pursuit of this important profession.
Author Terry McDonell reminisces about a winter retreat at Folly Beach

Jan 5, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Terry McDonell

South Carolina is famous for its beaches, but I didn’t know them. Folly Beach, which I discovered looking for escape from a dark, grueling New York City winter, advertised exceptional surf breaks and beach town tradition. Yeah, I thought, Folly Beach! Brilliant water, four-generation family beach houses, surfer subculture, and only one bridge on and off the island; my Southern friends were surprised I’d found it.
How To Write About Your Mother

May 12, 2023 | lithub.com | Terry McDonell

Mother’s Day was never a real holiday to my mother—more about marketing than raising me. No white carnations or special dinners for her. But that my memoir about her, Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son, was published just before this Mother’s Day would make her smile. Likewise, that I have written about her at all. I did not set out to write about Irma.
“I Never Saw Her Cry.” Terry McDonell Remembers His Mother, Irma

May 1, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Terry McDonell

I was sued by my coworkers after announcing I’d won $105m on lottery – but there was an even stranger twist
“I Never Saw Her Cry.” Terry McDonell Remembers His Mother, Irma

May 1, 2023 | lithub.com | Terry McDonell

Terry McDonell was raised by his single mother, Irma, a war widow of a navy pilot when she was 25 and he was 4 months old. He writes that what passes between a mother and a son is not defined by her love in the moment, but later by the echoes of her motherhood. What did she really do? Her touch. Her courage. No surprise, then, that the more McDonell moved around, got out in the world, and had sons of his own, the more he realized how much Irma, was still with him. That is what his new memoir is about.
Excerpt: ‘Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son’

Mar 22, 2023 | altaonline.com | Terry McDonell

1(AIR STATIONS)He hated secrets. There were already too many things he did not want to know, and they prowled around in his head long after his innocence was gone and he could speak for himself. IrmaAfter Bob goes down, it is just Irma and me. Men notice. I hear them say Irma is a dish. Irma drives a Chevy Club Coupe with a jump seat that folds down flat. Irma likes to drive and sometimes I sleep in the back. We get around. We move to places where she and Bob lived when he was a fighter pilot.