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Memoir coach and author Marion Roach

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Memoir Picks for November

ON MY WAY to the bookstore to stock up on new memoir, it occurred to me that it's the season of sharing, and that perhaps you'd like to read the media hits that got me to place three new memoirs on my … [Read more...] about Memoir Picks for November

Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes

RECIPES ARE POWERFUL storytellers. Never was this point driven home to me like when I first encountered the Hart Family Round Robin Newsletter, a tradition of my mother-in-law’s and her seven … [Read more...] about Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes

Who Are You? Well, That all Depends

AS SOMEONE WHO has previously purchased Aristotle, you might like…” Thus began a recent email from Amazon.com. I’m thinking of printing it out and pinning it to my dress to wear while I watch The … [Read more...] about Who Are You? Well, That all Depends

My Burger or Burrito Genetics

BURGER OR BURRITO? Which are you? Maybe you didn’t know that all people can be divided along these culinary categories. They can. Grab something to munch on while I explain it all to you. … [Read more...] about My Burger or Burrito Genetics

Need to Research Memoir? The Answer is as Plain as the Hair on Your Head

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLION Americans are tracing their roots, and while genealogy is a fast-growing American pursuit, many people begin their search with little more than an old photograph and a … [Read more...] about Need to Research Memoir? The Answer is as Plain as the Hair on Your Head

The List That Helps With Loss, Part 2

A SISTER-FRIEND FROM my memoir class, writer and yoga instructor Joely Johnson Mork, once made a list that I have written about, given talks about, and which I hold in the highest esteem. Do you make … [Read more...] about The List That Helps With Loss, Part 2

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