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Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Mar 4, 2016

I Would Have Named Him Peter

Mary Gives Birth to Self

March 5, 1987 — October 17, 2017

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Sep 19, 2018

Everything and Nothing

After returning home from the trail with my 10-month-old puppy-in-training, Will, I was thirsty and grabbed a glass of…

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Oct 10, 2016

Winter Letters: Struggles, Inflation, and Just for Kicks

The Postpartum of my Story

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Aug 1, 2019

Excited and a Bit Nauseated

Can you feel it? I am. I’m holding my breath, my lips are numb, I’m focused, and my pen is moving swiftly…

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Jul 22, 2019

Memoir Writing: A process of discovery

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Aug 5, 2019

My Northwest Body

No one’s Story is Finished

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Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Mar 11, 2017

A Reminder of our Interconnectedness

A strong reminder *of interconnectedness * mother and child

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Sep 18, 2016

Introduction

From Revised Manuscript Draft of

I Would Have Named Him Peter

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Sep 27, 2016

The Big Day: Bobby’s Birth Story

The kids were home from school. I was shuffling marketing and preparing dinner alongside chauffeuring…

Mary Alice Long LICSW PhD in Memoir Project

Jul 22, 2019

Memoir Writing

A process of discovery

Love is the Thing

These were the top 10 stories published by Memoir Project; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

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My longing to know the boy I would have named Peter is deep and ongoing. My ability to learn and to grow awakened a playful side of myself that has helped me to accept and live life deeply and creatively.

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