Have you ever told somebody that you feel a certain way about something only to have them say something like, “You shouldn’t feel that way”, or “That’s not right” or even “I didn’t see it that way”? Here’s the problem with those comments: Everyone is entitled to feel the way they feel. It’s about perception, [...]
Note: A memoir essay is just a story from your life that isn’t book length. There’s no rules about how many pages — 1, 2, 10, 100 — just not enough to make a book. Below is a memoir essay; a short one so you get the idea. I hope you enjoy it! It’s the [...]
May 5th, Cinco De Mayo, my father-in-law would have celebrated his 74th birthday. Unfortunately, he passed away 14 years ago at the tender age of 60, so young. My husband and I are back in the area where my father-in-law is laid to rest after a 15 year absence. We got flowers and went to [...]
As I’ve said a bunch of times, our lives are made up of millions of stories. Each day or week, something out of the normal routine happens and a new story is born. But what about the stories of the past? What kind of stimuli will bring these stories to the forefront of our minds [...]
I was talking with my neighbor tonight and we got on the subject of writing memoir — life stories. He said, “I can’t write a memoir. I don’t have an addiction, illness or abuse story to write and I’m not famous.” I just looked at him at first. I asked if he really thought that [...]
I have been trying to put together a story about my dad’s time in Vietnam. Earlier this year, he was finally listed as 100% Agent Orange diabled through the VA for one of his on-going ilnesses – Ischemic Heart Disease. Since we moved North, we have been staying with my parents while we recover a [...]
Yes, I am finding that going through a similar situation, it gets easier. When we lost our business in the economic recession, it was like the end of our world. We were going through personal and business bankruptcies and keeping only family memorabilia. We sold everything else we owned to finance a move south in [...]
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Mandee
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I have written all my life — some poetry, some personal essay, some memoir stories (longer than essay). I enjoy reading non-fiction as well as fiction. Life is about learning
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