Diane Forman

After a long career as writing tutor and educational consultant, Diane Forman is currently working on a series of essays and a memoir. She has published or has pieces upcoming in Intima, a Journal of Narrative Medicine and the Intima blog, Cognoscenti, fresh.ink, Herstry, The Toho Journal, an anthology, “Art in the Time of Covid-19”and others. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Diane lives on the north shore of Boston, where she leads AWA (Amherst Writers and Artists) writing groups and retreats.

Six Sleep Stories

My former mother-in-law complained of insomnia. Incessantly. She had a small army of pill bottles lined up on the kitchen counter: Tylenol PM. Tramadol. Valium. Klonopin. Sleep aids. Little helpers.