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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #85: Olga Khazan
"A few times people have asked me how they, too, can be funny. My advice would be to write with more specificity and to watch a lot of standup."
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Sari Botton
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A Fresh Batch of Absorbing Personal Narratives...
Plus: Classes from Narratively Academy and Diane Jacob, a call for submissions, and two conferences...
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Memoir Land
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #84: Bernice L. McFadden
"Recently I heard a woman say that fear does not save you from dying, it keeps you from living. I feel the same way about writing one’s truth."
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #56
A little something to get you writing.
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Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye...Hello
Carolita Johnson on her many exits from—and returns to—NYC, most recently to care for her aging mother in Queens. An excerpt of Goodbye to All That…
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Carolita Johnson
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #83: Bridgett M. Davis
"This memoir explores the special bond of sisterhood, but also what it means to live and die as a Black woman in America—how the persistent effects of…
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Sari Botton
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Some Personal Essays to Get You Through the Week...
Plus: Classes from Narratively Academy, Alicia Kennedy, Megan Stielstra/Off Assignment, a call for submissions, and two conferences...
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February 2025

The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #82: Katya Cengel
"There are two distinct voices in the book, that of me as a 9-year-old who decides on a self-destructive path, and me as an adult investigating the…
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #55
A little something to get you writing.
My Mind Was Trashed by a Truck
Sounds like a bad country song, but it’s true.
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Judith Hannah Weiss
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #81: Casey Mulligan Walsh
"I learned that life rarely goes according to plan, but even in the most heartbreaking moments, there’s room for healing, peace, and unexpected joy."
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Sari Botton
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A Fresh Batch of Stellar Personal Essays...
Plus: Classes from Narratively Academy, Alicia Kennedy, Megan Stielstra/Off Assignment, a call for submissions, and a conference...
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Memoir Land
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