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 [...]
Today, I was gearing up to clean house. This is quite a chore right now since we are also in the midst of packing and moving. But, since I had uncovered some dust and debris while wrapping and packing treasures to take to the new house, I figured now was as good a time as [...]
Since staying with my parents, we have developed a routine of taking our morning coffee on the front porch and discussing past days and years and supposing what the future holds. Mom sits on the porch swing, me on the old bench from a defunct pizza parlor and dad in a chair. I look at [...]
Memoir Examples Memoir comes in all different forms. Recently, I have been reminded of when my kids were younger. In exactly 52 days, my daughter, Haley, will become a high school graduate — and I will be catapulted into the next stage of my life whether I want to be or not — but that’s a different [...]
Natalie Goldberg and Lou Willett Stanek agree that “I Remember” are the magic words for memoir writers. This means you can do your research from an easy chair — close your eyes and say “I Remember”. What comes to mind? What’s first and what comes next. The mind doesn’t always work in linear fashion. One [...]
Mamaw was born in 1919, and died in 1987 at the young age of 68. Mamaw was a character. She was the wife of a Kentucky coal miner, made cornbread on top of the stove in a cast iron skillet and could kill a chicken with a swift jerk of her wrist. Her complexion was [...]
When you are walking down the street, talking with a friend or relative, or stop cold at work and have a de ja vu moment – write about it. It’s our memory banks that stimulate that feeling of having done or seen something before. What were the circumstances? What do you remember that is so [...]
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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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