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The Memoirist on Substack

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KiKi Walter
The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines

The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines

Updated Information for New and Existing Writers
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KiKi Walter
February Updates at The Memoirist

February Updates at The Memoirist

A few words from Mama Ki
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KiKi Walter
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!
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KiKi Walter
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
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Cindy Heath
Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing

Uncovering Universal Insights in Memoir Writing

Techniques to help you find meaning in your writing.
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Cindy Heath
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.
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Cindy Heath
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On Our Last Day of Third Grade, Your Desk Sat Empty

On Our Last Day of Third Grade, Your Desk Sat Empty

All these years later, I hold your death in my hands like a delicate butterfly
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Abby Paradis
I Thought Adults Grieve Differently

I Thought Adults Grieve Differently

Here, 29 years old, a fully grown adult, and it still hits the same
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Sarah Kyomugisha
Lost Memories

Lost Memories

A Shitty Roommate Threw Away My Dead Sisters Belongings
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
I Failed, But One Woman Helped Me Succeed

I Failed, But One Woman Helped Me Succeed

It wasn’t what I was looking for. It was what I needed.
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Greyson Ferguson
Sergeant Brick

Sergeant Brick

Sometimes, our toughest lessons come from those we’d never suspect care about us the most
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Dale Kaye
I Was Famous in India

I Was Famous in India

The Fifth Beatle of Faridabad
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Oscar Rhea
Unraveling the Witch Next Door

Unraveling the Witch Next Door

A childhood odyssey that still lives with me
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Ron Falcone
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