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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!
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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
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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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The Sinker

The Sinker

What Dad taught me about undeserved grace.
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Dale Kaye
What Do We Leave Behind in the Depths?

What Do We Leave Behind in the Depths?

Memory, shame, and identity through the layers of the everyday
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Andreea T. Felciuc
My Mother Didn’t Give Me the Attention I Craved

My Mother Didn’t Give Me the Attention I Craved

But she taught me to be brave
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Lee Ann Stevens
A Widow, an Orphan, and a Soon-to-Be Mum

A Widow, an Orphan, and a Soon-to-Be Mum

Navigating grief, hope, and unexpected questions after loss
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lovelossdiscoballs
My Mom Defended Me By Letting Me Fight My Own Battles.

My Mom Defended Me By Letting Me Fight My Own Battles.

She was a protective but respectful badass
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
Searching For ‘Ted Lasso’ and Taking Away His Wisdom

Searching For ‘Ted Lasso’ and Taking Away His Wisdom

Months after learning a stranger’s ‘scratch-to-riches’ story, I’m reminded daily of life’s impermanence and the importance of curiosity.
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Bob Socci
Inks & Eye Drops

Inks & Eye Drops

A lesson learned
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Buffy Stachel
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