Words out in the world (sort of)
Ah, progress. I reached a milestone this week when I finished a decent draft of the first two parts of …
Tag Archives: Camilla Hall
When you know the answer, what keeps you reading (or watching)?
I love reading narrative nonfiction, and that’s the genre for my current writing project. Because I’m in the revision stage …
45 years ago today: SLA kidnaps Patty Hearst
February 4, 1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army, a group of eight, acts on a plan they’ve had for months: to …
Direct action, then and now
Last Wednesday I participated in a discussion after a screening of the documentary The Gentleman Bank Robber at Bryant-Lake Bowl in …
More than a fondness for plants and cats
This short description of Camilla Hall appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 18, 1974 — the day after …
Armed guards in schools: The issue behind the SLA’s first criminal action in 1973
“No matter how you look at it, an armed presence in the schools is just the beginning in teaching conditioned …
The grief-stricken families left behind after SLA shootout
I have collected many newspaper and magazine articles in my nearly 20 years of researching Camilla Hall and her role …
Further reading based on episodes 3 & 4 of “The Radical Story of Patty Hearst”
I’ve been impressed with this documentary so far. It’s doing what it set out to do — to bring executive …
The SLA: A story told primarily by men
The SLA story has been a story told primarily through men. The definitive book about the SLA, Voices of Guns, …
Patty, Patty, all Patty: CNN docu-series on Patty Hearst begins tonight
I’m eagerly awaiting this CNN docu-series on Patty Hearst that begins tonight. I’ve been studying and researching the SLA for …
