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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 229: Eliot Glazer
"The book is a collection of funny essays, so I guess that would technically be a memoir? But 'memoir' sounds really heavy in relation to a book with a…
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"Memoir Monday" Personal Essay Roundup 8/10/26
PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops and calls for submissions...
Aug 10
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 228: Rebecca Wright Stevens
"I've written for 63 years while raising children and practicing law...Two pages a week may not sound like much, but over 63 years it added up to 6 file…
Aug 7
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #130
A little something to get you writing.
Aug 6
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How Gauguin Got Between Us
Thao Thai considers the beginning of the end of an early romantic relationship.
Aug 5
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 227: Darcey Steinke
"Pain points to something very deep within us, and connects us to humanity as a whole. "
Aug 4
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Which Have Been Your Favorite Personal Essays Lately—Or Ever?
A crowd-sourced "Memoir Monday" after a week of travel.
Aug 3
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 226: Elizabeth Jannuzzi
"I had a few false starts but it wasn't until I was 43 years old and four years sober that I began writing in a memoir class. It was several years after…
Jul 31
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #129
A little something to get you writing.
Jul 30
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Dear Monir
In a letter to her late brother, Shanda McManus looks back at their years on food stamps.
Jul 29
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Weatherproof
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 225: Madhushree Ghosh
"This memoir addresses the question of belonging, of fitting in, and fitting out, while reminding us of the complicated history of this country that…
Jul 28
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Sari Botton
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"Memoir Monday" Personal Essay Roundup 7/27/26
PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops and calls for submissions...
Jul 27
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