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We exclusively publish memoirs: The creative stories unpacked from the nostalgic hope chests of our lives.
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What’s the Difference Between a Memoir and a Personal Essay?
What’s the Difference Between a Memoir and a Personal Essay?
Confused? Get in line!
KiKi Walter
Mar 24
2024 Submission Guidelines
2024 Submission Guidelines
Updated Information for New and Existing Writers
KiKi Walter
Jan 3
July Newsletter: It’s Okay to Slow Down In the Summer
July Newsletter: It’s Okay to Slow Down In the Summer
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KiKi Walter
Jul 1
July Memoir Prompt: Summer Fling
July Memoir Prompt: Summer Fling
Did you have a hot summer romance? A fleeting obsession with someone or something?
KiKi Walter
Jun 29
Method to Memoir with Cindy Heath
Exploring the Past to Write Memoirs that Resonate
Exploring the Past to Write Memoirs that Resonate
Techniques to uncover deeper truths and create powerful stories from your memories
Cindy Heath
Jun 26
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing
Techniques to help you find meaning in your writing.
Cindy Heath
Apr 7
From Memory to Essay: Enhancing the Impact of Personal Writing
From Memory to Essay: Enhancing the Impact of Personal Writing
Techniques to move your story from boring to compelling.
Cindy Heath
Mar 25
Six (or Seven) Podcasts to Motivate and Inspire Writers
Six (or Seven) Podcasts to Motivate and Inspire Writers
More choices for authors of memoirs, fiction, or essays.
Cindy Heath
Nov 17, 2023
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Psychics and Grieving Parents are A Toxic Mix
Psychics and Grieving Parents are A Toxic Mix
Our grief makes us easy prey
Jacqueline Dooley
Jul 30
Father — Sorry for you too
Father — Sorry for you too
How life has taught me to understand my parents and forgive it all.
Sylvia Clare MSc. Psychol, mindfulness teacher
Jul 30
Can A Dying Person Choose Their Moment To Pass?
Can A Dying Person Choose Their Moment To Pass?
A memory of my father-in-law
Jacqueline Lay
Jul 30
Tied to the Tracks Of an Oncoming Divorce
Tied to the Tracks Of an Oncoming Divorce
Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but brace yourself. And sometimes that isn’t enough.
Greyson Ferguson
Jul 30
With This Lei, I Thee Wed…
With This Lei, I Thee Wed…
The night I kind of got betrothed to my cousin’s wife.
Thomas McPherson
Jul 30
My College Boyfriend was One of the Good Guys — And That’s Why I Dumped Him
My College Boyfriend was One of the Good Guys — And That’s Why I Du...
The hard lesson for a girl who didn’t know what she was doing
Suzanna Quintana
Jul 30
Cleaning up After My Super Dead Dad
Cleaning up After My Super Dead Dad
Bye, Felicia
Emmilie Whitlock
Jul 30
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