Cheryl Strayed
This image released by Ecco/HarperCollins shows author Jami Attenberg, founder of the 1,000 word challenge, calling for people to write 1,000 words a day for 14 days. The 2021 challenge began May 31 and ends Sunday. (Jami Attenberg via AP)
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

By Hillel Italie Jun. 07, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

FILE - This March 23, 1942 photo shows the first arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community established in Owens Valley in Manzanar, Calif. Roughly 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to camps that dotted the West because the government claimed they might plot against the U.S. The location is featured in a collection of mini-essays by American writers published online by the Frommer's guidebook company about places they believe helped shape and define America. (AP Photo/File)
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

By Beth J. Harpaz Dec. 23, 2020 10:55 AM EST