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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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Recital vs Heart Attack

Recital vs Heart Attack

Never meant to sing on stage
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Existence
Yesterd*ck (Or How I Learned In the Worst Way That Closure from A Relationship Is Unnecessary)

Yesterd*ck (Or How I Learned In the Worst Way That Closure from A R...

As Dua Lipa once famously sang, “If you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him.” If only I believed this before my ex broke me down for…
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Jonathan Apollo
My Weird, Antique-Filled Childhood

My Weird, Antique-Filled Childhood

How I survived living in Colonial House
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Not Even Wine With Dinner
The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

Losing my dream, my way, and 100 lbs — in that order.
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Dale Kaye
A Child’s Trip to the Corner Shop in the 1950s

A Child’s Trip to the Corner Shop in the 1950s

What a difference a penny made back then
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Lynne Collier
All I Ever Wanted was Big Boobs

All I Ever Wanted was Big Boobs

Be careful what you wish for!
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Janis Price
Drunken Butterflies

Drunken Butterflies

Of all my girl crushes, you hit the hardest
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Fedeminozzi
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