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Nancy Davidoff Kelton

Nancy Davidoff Kelton has written seven books including "Writing from Personal Experience" and a memoir from which she adapted a play.  The play  won the New Works Festival Contest at Long Beach Playhouse and had a staged reading there on April 1, 2023 followed by a Q&A with her, the director, and the cast. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Parents, McSweeney's and other publications.  She teaches at the New School, the Strand Bookstore and privately.

A mother and daughter at the library. Next Avenue

My Mother's Memorable Lessons

As she struggled with mental illness, my mother always taught me the importance of being true to myself
May 10, 2023
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Coping with the Emotional Highs and Lows of Caregiving

For both the caregiver and the one needing care, impatience, compassion and fear are all part of the mix
February 9, 2023
An illustration of a typerwriter and a Valentine's Day letter being typed out. Next Avenue

My Valentines to People Who Have Mattered

With love and gratitude, I think of them all on this Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2022
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Why I Think Therapy Is a Good Thing

Through the years, my 50-minute hours have helped when I’m feeling ‘not okay’
December 1, 2021
An old class photo teacher is standing to th right. Teacher, teaching, Next Avenue

50 Years of Teaching, and Appreciating, My Students

As the school year ends, I look back fondly at teaching younger and older learners
June 15, 2021
An empty theater from the stage. Playwriting, reading, theater, Next Avenue

My First Play: Written in Life's Second Half

A tale of the backstory and backstage support I've received
May 7, 2021
Zoom writing class

33 Reasons Virtual Teaching Has Made Me a Better Writing Instructor

And why the COVID-19 Zoom classes made my writing students better, too
September 8, 2020
Nancy Davidoff Kelton, then 19, with her parents

My Father's Truths and Lessons

A daughter reflects on 6 ways her dad's examples had impact
June 19, 2020
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