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The Memoirist on Substack

Are you also writing on Substack? We’re publishing there too!
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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
Just Published
Seeing My Parents as People

Seeing My Parents as People

Part 2 of a series
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Chris Raymond
It’s Funny How Time and Love (Don’t) Work

It’s Funny How Time and Love (Don’t) Work

Neither makes sense. Which makes perfect sense.
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Greyson Ferguson
She Always Played It Again

She Always Played It Again

How My Mother Raised Me With a Red Camaro and a Perfect Soundtrack
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Sherene Jensen
The Legacy of a Bomber Pilot: Courage, Success, and the Battle with Alzheimer’s

The Legacy of a Bomber Pilot: Courage, Success, and the Battle with...

My Father
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Stephanie Roberts
My Weird Two Weeks of Training at the US Post Office

My Weird Two Weeks of Training at the US Post Office

I didn’t take the job
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
The Terror of Motherhood

The Terror of Motherhood

And the balance of letting go and keeping close
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Lee Ann Stevens
Three Weeks On the Road

Three Weeks On the Road

So you wanted to be a musician? You got what you asked for!
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William Mersey
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