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We exclusively publish memoirs: The creative stories unpacked from the nostalgic hope chests of our lives.
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KiKi Walter
Feb 8
The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines
The Memoirist: 2025 Submission Guidelines
Updated Information for New and Existing Writers
KiKi Walter
Jan 18
February Updates at The Memoirist
February Updates at The Memoirist
A few words from Mama Ki
KiKi Walter
Feb 2
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
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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I Almost Lived in Hawaii
I Almost Lived in Hawaii
Why didn’t I? That’s my story
PR King
Apr 18
He Ghosted Me After Two Years of Gaslighting — So I Wrote on His Truck in Lipstick
He Ghosted Me After Two Years of Gaslighting — So I Wrote on His Tr...
Everyone called me crazy. No one asked why I broke.
Sherene Jensen
Apr 18
My Grandmother Was Dusk
My Grandmother Was Dusk
The quiet comfort of night falling
Nyssa Solano
Apr 18
Stupid Things A Heartbreak Made Me Do
Stupid Things A Heartbreak Made Me Do
Another one of my crazy stories: A Dalmatian and A Raleigh Bike
Chingmay Anaïs Jo
Apr 18
Confession Without Absolution
Confession Without Absolution
Fifty years of silence, a sister’s suffering; the unspoken truths we carry
Cindy Heath
Apr 16
Grandpa Tor’s Hayloft
Grandpa Tor’s Hayloft
There are some things that young boys simply cannot resist.
Dale Kaye
Apr 15
The Graveyard Shift: Republic Steel 1968
The Graveyard Shift: Republic Steel 1968
Heat, Noise & Soot: A Summer Job in a Buffalo Steel Mill
Russell Beck
Apr 14
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