Ruth Crocker
| Ruth Crocker | |
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| Born |
1946 Mystic, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Notable works | Those Who Remain |
| Website | |
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Ruth W. Crocker (born December 10, 1946) is an American writer and author of the memoir Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War, which began as a Pushcart Prize-nominated essay in O-Dark-Thirty.[1][2]
Biography
Crocker was born in 1946 in Mystic, Connecticut. After attending Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, she met and married West Point officer David R. Crocker, Jr.[3] When her husband died during the Vietnam War, Crocker went back to school and received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut; an MA in education from Tufts University; and a PhD in nutrition and human development from the University of Connecticut.[4] She received her MFA in creative writing from Bennington College in 2011.[5] Her short story "Sam's Way" in The Gettysburg Review was listed as a notable essay of 2012 in Best American Essays 2013.[6]
Crocker is on the National Board of the Gold Star Wives of America.[7] She resides in Mystic, Connecticut, and has one son, Noah Bean.[8]
Bibliography
Books
Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War (2014)
Essays
- "Reunion and Remembrance," T.A.P.S. Magazine (2013)
- "What the Dog Understood," O-Dark-Thirty Magazine (2013)
- "Sam’s Way," The Gettysburg Review (2012)
- "Try to Remember," Bennington Review (2011)
References
- ↑ "THOSE WHO REMAIN by Ruth W. Crocker." Kirkus Reviews. May 13, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Pushcart Nominations." Veterans Writing Project. December 21, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Souza, Michael. "Remembrance and Reunion After War." Mystic River Press. November 5, 2014. Accessed March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Veterans Summit: Speakers." Lyndon Vermont State College. Accessed March 10, 2015
- ↑ Dorsey, Kristina. "Ruth Crocker pens a post-Vietnam War memoir." The Day. November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ Strayed, Cheryl, Ed. The Best American Essays 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Pg. 304.
- ↑ "GSW Chapter Region Liaison Director – Gold Star Wives of America." Gold Star Wives of America. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Dorsey, Kristina. "Ruth Crocker pens a post-Vietnam War memoir." The Day. November 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015
External links
- Ruth Crocker was a guest alongside authors Lev Grossman and Brian Slattery on WNPR’s "Why We’ll Always Need New Books.”
- Ruth Crocker’s event at the ongoing Dire Literary Series in Cambridge, MA
- An interview with Ruth Crocker on WTNH-TV's "CT Style."