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The Prompt-O-Matic: #11
A little something to get you writing.
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You Are Where You Eat
My life in New York restaurants.
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MUTHR, FCKD
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Eleven Personal Narratives to Read this Week...
Plus, a new one-on-one mentoring opportunity with Narratively co-founder Brendan Spiegel in the announcements at the bottom.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #7: Jami Nakamura Lin
"The pieces that are the hardest to write, that feel like you’re bashing your head against a brick wall, can break open into something you never thought…
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Sari Botton
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A Dozen Stellar Personal Essays to Read this Week...
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by Sari Botton, now featuring four verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays…
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #6: Annabelle Tometich
"To understand my mother, I first had to understand myself and the tangled roots from which I grew."
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Sari Botton
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Happy Birthday to Me
In her early 40s, Jesse Sposato finally gets comfortable celebrating her turns around the sun.
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Jesse Sposato
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A Fresh Batch of Personal Essays...
Plus a call for submissions in the announcements at the bottom.
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #5: Molly Roden Winter
"I tried to put the idea of writing a book out of my mind. But the idea just wouldn’t go away—and the 'obstacles' began dropping like flies."
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Sari Botton
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The Kramah! The Kramah!
"What is the etiquette for fending off death camp celebrity selfie requests—when, just to spice things up, you’re not the celebrity?" An excerpt of…
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Jerry Stahl
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A Dozen Great Personal Narratives...
Plus: a new workshop and a call for submissions in the announcements at the bottom.
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March 2024

The Prompt-O-Matic: #10
A little something to get you writing.
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