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Writing into the Truth about Black Mental Health
DW Mickinney on finding the courage to write her memoir about her OCD, and finding inspiration in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
10 hrs ago
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DW McKinney
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October 2025
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #149: Mike Albo
"I am excited by the potential of audio originals. This feels like a really wonderful, newish genre where artists like me, who straddle performance and…
Oct 31
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #90
A little something to get you writing.
Oct 30
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The Beginning, The Middle, and The End of 29-and-1/2
Erika Simonian looks back on making music with her band from the early aughts, touring with her mom, and finally parting with a box of the band's CDs.
Oct 29
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Erika Simonian
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #148: Julie M. Green
"If you’re scared, then you’re probably doing it right. Also: if you have a story that won’t leave you alone, then the world needs to hear it."
Oct 28
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Sari Botton
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Memoir Monday Roundup 10/27/25
Personal essays, plus: workshops from Southern Vermont Writers' Conference, Narratively, Off Assignment, Best American Essays; and a couple of calls for…
Oct 27
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Memoir Land
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #147: Lana Lin
"I want to make people see things differently or see things they couldn’t see without my bringing them together in a certain way."
Oct 24
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #89
A little something to get you writing.
Oct 23
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On Writing and Making Art
'If You Leave' author and secret painter Margaret Hutton on the similarities between disciplines, and getting more serious about her art work for the…
Oct 22
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Margaret Hutton
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #146: Anne Pinkerton
"Just drafting the thing was terribly painful because the content was so emotionally taxing. I couldn’t count the number of crying breaks required to…
Oct 21
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Sari Botton
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Memoir Monday Roundup 10/20/25 (No More Futzing Around With Clever Headlines...)
Workshops from Southern Vermont Writers' Conference, Narratively, Glynnis MacNicol, Off Assignment, Best American Essays; and a couple of calls for…
Oct 20
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Memoir Land
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #145: Jocelyn Jane Cox
"One of my many goals with this book was to portray the complexities and devastation of dementia and to share the little-told story of caregivers."
Oct 17
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Sari Botton
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