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McKenzie Watson-Fore @mwatsonfore.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thrilled to see Jenny Phillips’ essay for @www.sneakerwavemag.org featured in this week’s #memoirmonday roundup from @memoirland.bsky.social !!!

sneaker wave magazine @www.sneakerwavemag.org · Aug 3

www.sneakerwavemag.org/p/jealous-of... This week in sneaker wave magazine, a startlingly beautiful piece about loss and grief by Jennifer Phillips.

jealous of my friend's dad's funeral

by Jennifer Phillips

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Aug 14

Happy 22nd anniversary of the August, 2003 east coast blackout to all who celebrate. Here's a remembrance of it by @brianmacaluso.bsky.social.

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Lights Out

Brian Macaluso looks back at the August, 2003 blackout in New York City.

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blaise allysen kearsley @blaiseallysen.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you @saribotton.bsky.social.
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Why Mr. Bauer Didn’t Like Me

As a child, Blaise Allysen Kearsley tried, in vain, to win over a white friend’s father.

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Barrelhouse @barrelhouse.bsky.social · Jul 10

Another excerpt of FRONTIER is up, over at @memoirland.bsky.social!

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Bargaining in the NICU

An excerpt of "Frontier: A memoir and a ghost story."

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Erin Dorney @erindorney.bsky.social · Jul 24

Was just re-reading my interview at @memoirland.bsky.social to prepare for my event on parasocial fandom this afternoon - it's a pretty good overview of my book & the headspace I was at when writing it.

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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #94: Erin Dorney

"At first I thought my book was 'just' poetry. But when pieces started getting picked up by literary journals with a non-fiction focus, I started thinking of it more as autofiction."

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Erica Stern @ericarstern.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Excited to have this excerpt from Frontier up at Memoir Land! Big thank you to @saribotton.bsky.social and @cassmannes.bsky.social

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“Jonah’s injury was an anomaly, unexpected personally but not statistically, not if you examine the probabilities; it had to happen to someone somewhere—I had just stupidly, selfishly really, assumed ...

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Jul 1

"I got sick of the media narrative that we all grow increasingly conservative as we age, and I wanted to speak for the rest of us who’ve moved further to the left than ever, and are dreaming bigger now than we did when we were kids." - @maris.bsky.social
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #117: Maris Kreizman

"I wanted to write about my own political awakening from a personal perspective, and hope that readers will identify with it."

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Jun 23

This week's "Memoir Monday." (Support ALL This and everything else I'm doing at Memoir Land? Especially if I've featured you or your clients? memoirland.substack.com/subscribe)

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Essays and Workshops and Submissions, Oh, My...

Workshops from Literary Liberation, Narratively, Off Assignment, Margaret Juhae Lee, Alexander Chee; and calls for submissions from a forthcoming infidelity anthology, and Literary Liberation.

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · Jun 18

Dream come true to be interviewed about Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode for @saribotton.bsky.social’s series @memoirland.bsky.social !

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Brian Robert Moore @brianrobmoore.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thanks to @memoirland.bsky.social for highlighting Walter Siti's "My Poor Parents", pub'ed in @grantamag.bsky.social, in this week's Memoir Monday roundup! 🫶
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Sari Botton @saribotton.bsky.social · Jun 6

At @memoirland.bsky.social I spoke with the one and only @melissafebos.bsky.social AND she took The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire. memoirland.substack.com/p/the-memoir...

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Kelly Caldwell @kkc212.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm super psyched to say one of my essays is included in this week's @memoirland.bsky.social roundup! Especially given the impressive company I'm in.

Read them all (and especially Robin Pickering's "The Fuckitall." So good.)

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Personal Essays Galore, PLUS Some Great Workshops and Calls for Submissions...

Including: Workshops from Writing Co-Lab, Alexander Chee, Narratively Academy, and Melissa Petro; and calls for submissions from Blaise Allysen Kearsley and Literary Liberation.

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Jun 5

It's this week's writing prompt, a perk for paid subscribers...

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The Prompt-O-Matic: #69

A little something to get you writing.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · Jun 2

I just read a charming, funny story by @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social: "How to Make a Living as a Writer: Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon."

It turns out she just published a new book – Look Ma, No Hands: A Chronic Pain Memoir.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760991...

book cover:
Look Ma, No Hands: A Chronic Pain Memoir

Author
Gabrielle Drolet

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McKenzie Watson-Fore @mwatsonfore.bsky.social · Jun 2

Love seeing Connie Petersen’s @www.sneakerwavemag.org story, “Dislodging a Navel Stone,” featured in this week’s #MemoirMonday!

Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Jun 2

It's this week's "Memoir Monday" link/workshop/submissions roundup!
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Essays and Workshops and Submissions, Oh, My...

Including: Workshops from Alexander Chee, Lilly Dancyger, Narratively Academy, Blaise Allysen Kearsley, and Melissa Petro; and calls for submissions from Kearsley and Literary Liberation.

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Jun 2

It's this week's "Memoir Monday" link/workshop/submissions roundup!
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Essays and Workshops and Submissions, Oh, My...

Including: Workshops from Alexander Chee, Lilly Dancyger, Narratively Academy, Blaise Allysen Kearsley, and Melissa Petro; and calls for submissions from Kearsley and Literary Liberation.

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Abigail Oswald @abigailoswald.bsky.social · May 16

absolutely LOVE the idea of writing a lil essay for every year of your life; can't wait to read IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE! great Q&A with @tmcallister.bsky.social in @memoirland.bsky.social today (book's out via @rosemetalpress.bsky.social)

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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #104: Tom McAllister

"In 'It All Felt Impossible' I’ve written a short essay for every year of my life."

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Amie Souza Reilly @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social · May 21

so grateful to @saribotton.bsky.social for including my essay on déjà vu, Derrida, the current president, my little sister, and my hesitation about Human/Animal's book launch in today's @memoirland.bsky.social!

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Déjà Vu

Human/Animal author Amie Souza Reilly on repetition, revisiting past experiences in new contexts, and Derrida's concept of "iterabillity."

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Ditmas Lit @ditmaslit.bsky.social · May 26

Read an excerpt of May reader @briangresko.bsky.social’s new book You Must Go On: 30 Inspirations on Writing and Creativity in the @memoirland.bsky.social newsletter open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...

What Does It Mean to Be a Writer?

An excerpt from "You Must Go On: 30 Inspirations on Writing & Creativity"

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · May 12

The latest "Memoir Monday" personal essay roundup...
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Some Great Personal Narratives to Dive Into this Week...

Plus: Workshops from Lilly Dancyger, Rae Pagliarulo, Rosie Schapp, and Reedsy; a women's writers' group upstate, and a call for submissions for our collaboration with Literary Liberation.

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Susan Lerner @susanlitelerner.bsky.social · May 5

Thanks to @memoirland.bsky.social for boosting this great memoir!

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McKenzie Watson-Fore @mwatsonfore.bsky.social · May 5

So jazzed to see @rachellsarnoff.bsky.social’s @www.sneakerwavemag.org story featured in this week’s #MemoirMonday roundup! Alongside a bunch of other great pieces 😍 #nonfiction #cnf #personalessay #truestories

Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · May 5

Hot off the presses, this week's "Memoir Monday" personal essay curation...
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Eleven Great Personal Essays to Dig Into this Week...

Plus: Workshops by Rae Pagliarulo, Rosie Schapp and Dianne Jacob; and a call for submissions for our collaboration with Literary Liberation.

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Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · May 5

Hot off the presses, this week's "Memoir Monday" personal essay curation...
memoirland.substack.com/p/eleven-gre...

Eleven Great Personal Essays to Dig Into this Week...

Plus: Workshops by Rae Pagliarulo, Rosie Schapp and Dianne Jacob; and a call for submissions for our collaboration with Literary Liberation.

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Jessie Chaffee @jessielchaffee.bsky.social · Apr 28

I look forward to @memoirland.bsky.social’s Memoir Monday every week. Many thanks to @saribotton.bsky.social for including my @literaryhub.bsky.social essay about living with #longcovid in this week’s roundup! 🙏❤️

Memoir Land @memoirland.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here's this week's "Memoir Monday" personal essay roundup...

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The Personal Essays You'll Want to Read Right Now...

Plus: A reading by Electric Literature's EIC Denne Michele Norris; workshops by Vanessa Mártir and Dianne Jacob; Narratively's True Romance contest; and a call for submissions for Literary Liberation.

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Wendy Mages @wendymages.bsky.social · Apr 28

Many thanks to Memoir Monday for selecting my story, to Grief Dialogues for publishing it online, and The Jarnal by Mason Jar Press for publishing it in hardcopy in 2023.

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#story #storyteller #grief #griefstory #griefdialogues
#memoir #creativenonfiction #cnf

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