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August Memoirist Prompt: Six Word Chapter Stories

August Memoirist Prompt: Six Word Chapter Stories

Your Life Story: In Six Word Chapters
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KiKi Walter
“Memoirist Idol” Announcement

“Memoirist Idol” Announcement

Round One results, and Round Two voting will soon begin!
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Christopher Robin
2022 Submission Guidelines

2022 Submission Guidelines

Updated Info for New and Existing Writers
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KiKi Walter
100-Word Memoir Challenge

100-Word Memoir Challenge

Can you write a micro memoir? Let’s see how you do!
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KiKi Walter
Just Published
Not Just Any Other Business

Not Just Any Other Business

The words that had to be said in that meeting. And once said, there could be no way back from them — could there?
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Mike Hickman
Memoirist Idol!
Children Witness Wrongs

Children Witness Wrongs

Undercover police without a search warrant cause trauma and find zero evidence
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Kimberly Hampton Nilsson
Memories of the Window Escape

Memories of the Window Escape

Or, how to be useless at being sneaky
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Catherine Dunn
I Found My Stage Thanks to Peter Sellers

I Found My Stage Thanks to Peter Sellers

He didn’t sell short
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BichoDoMato
My Spiky Sponsors

My Spiky Sponsors

Overcoming the sting of prejudice with the balm of friendship
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Phyllis Unterschuetz
The Garden Gate

The Garden Gate

My grandparents’ small garden was a part of something bigger than itself
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Susan Nanfeldt
The Mood at the Funeral

The Mood at the Funeral

How a single story turned the ceremony around.
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Allie Funk
No Matter What, Smile, Always Smile

No Matter What, Smile, Always Smile

The Friendship That Lasted a Lifetime — Laughter brought us and kept us together
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Janin Lyndovsky
How I Became a Jet Magazine Centerfold

How I Became a Jet Magazine Centerfold

Coming of age in the 70s
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Toya Qualls-Barnette
The Language of Losing Friends

The Language of Losing Friends

We often don’t have words to describe the end of a friendship
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Anna Burgess Yang
Wedding Bell Blues

Wedding Bell Blues

Why I Cried At My Parent's Wedding
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Darren Weir
Ian’s Big Decision: Dunkin or Subway?

Ian’s Big Decision: Dunkin or Subway?

“Good morning, Ian.” I waited as he looked up from his cement square on the sidewalk, back against the brick building, knees to his chest…
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Kathleen Perkal
The Shadow of a Woman

The Shadow of a Woman

What is left behind when dementia moves in?
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Jacqui Smith
I Am a Disappointment to My Mother

I Am a Disappointment to My Mother

She told me at the mall at Christmas
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Terianne Falcone
I Bought a $300 Plane Ticket for A Cat

I Bought a $300 Plane Ticket for A Cat

Our cats are a drain on our finances, but I love them anyway.
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Carrie Thompson
The Day I Gave Up On Fairy Tales

The Day I Gave Up On Fairy Tales

Except perhaps for Evil Queens.
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Cindy Heath
Summer and Ice Cream from a Truck — Such a Wonderful Combination, Right?

Summer and Ice Cream from a Truck — Such a Wonderful Combination, R...

For many children, buying ice cream from a truck in summertime is synonymous with happiness.
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May Y. Yang
The Ripple Story

The Ripple Story

For love and music
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Stephanie Wilson
This is a real story about a Magic Wish Bear

This is a real story about a Magic Wish Bear

I’ve been told that I started talking really early, and before that started gabbing earlier still. Apparently, people were surprised when I…
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Agnes
Vincent — Flying too close to the Ground

Vincent — Flying too close to the Ground

In this memoir I want to look back directly at a time when I was voluntarily working in the mental health sector, and I met Vincent.
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May More
Adventures in A&E: Dialysis Disasters

Adventures in A&E: Dialysis Disasters

It’s a funny experience, being put under. You’re not supposed to know what’s happening, it’s supposed to be for your benefit. It removes…
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Jade Hadfield
Self. Sufficient.

Self. Sufficient.

The summer of blackberries and fun-sized Boost bars
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Mike Hickman
Have You Ever Been Grabbed to the Genitals by a Thai Child?

Have You Ever Been Grabbed to the Genitals by a Thai Child?

Beware of small lobster pincer hands while on holiday
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Ali Hall
Primal Scream Barbershops

Primal Scream Barbershops

And don’t ask for a shave
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Terry Barr
Returning Changed From An Adventure With My Son

Returning Changed From An Adventure With My Son

With an amazing discovery at the end
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Scot Butwell
Making Heartfelt Amends to my Husband Allowed Me to Finally Forgive Myself

Making Heartfelt Amends to my Husband Allowed Me to Finally Forgive...

Working step nine in Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
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Marilyn Flower
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