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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #25: Hyeseung Song
"'Docile' is my journey to form an identity outside the model minority myth, contend with mental illness, and find redemption in art. My agent likes to…
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #24
A little something to get you writing.
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The Re-Parent Trap
Boo Trundle recalls her bumpy road and resistance toward "inner child work."
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Boo Trundle
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Talking about "Reckon True Stories"
An interview with Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon, co-hosts of the new podcast about writing nonfiction from Ursa Story and Reckon News.
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Sari Botton
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Kiese Laymon
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Deesha Philyaw
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A Baker's Dozen of Compelling Personal Narratives
PLUS: Events from Susan Shapiro; a workshop from Literary Liberation; a solicitation for advice column letters...all in the announcements.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #24: Liz Alterman
"There are so many job hunting guides out there. What I longed for was an honest but also funny account of how unemployment takes a toll on nearly every…
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #23
A little something to get you writing.
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Without Repentance, No Forgiveness
An Excerpt of "The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology"
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Susan Shapiro
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A Fresh Batch of Personal Essays to Read this Week...
PLUS: "Reckon True Stories" podcast featuring Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon; Two new workshops from Lilly Dancyger; A workshop from Literary…
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #23: Farah Naz Rishi
"The memoir became a culmination of all my thoughts and grief and desperate attempts to find hope in all the wild weeds and thorns of my own…
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #22
A little something to get you writing.
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A Numbers Game
Floridian Andrea Askowitz jumps and counts her way through her anxiety over climate change, and this Atlantic hurricane season.
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Andrea Askowitz
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