List: Memoirs | Curated by Tracy Willis

Jul 25, 2024
25 stories
Memoirs
In
The Memoirist
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Tracy Willis
Something From NothingMy father’s story.
Jul 21, 2024
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Jul 21, 2024
2
In
The Memoirist
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Tracy Willis
The Day The Crickets Got AwayBlood and guts rock a classroom to its core.
Jul 20, 2024
2
Jul 20, 2024
2
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The Narrative Arc
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Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
3 Straight Friends Asked Why I Took So Long to Come Out of the ClosetThey legitimately seemed befuddled
Jul 7, 2024
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Jul 7, 2024
79
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Human Parts
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Ellen Catherine
Joe the Donut ManWhat garbage bag donuts and gasoline chocolate taught me about humble giving
Jun 20, 2024
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Jun 20, 2024
18
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Bouncin’ and Behaving Blogs TOO
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Tracy Willis
JT, Rosalita, & a Language Barrier: Hilarity EnsuesA teacher’s tale
Jun 21, 2024
3
Jun 21, 2024
3
In
The Memoirist
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Kristin J. Leonard
My life in poemsLove, Divorce, Rinse, Repeat,
Jun 1, 2024
1
Jun 1, 2024
1
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The Narrative Arc
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Debra G. Harman
I Retired Early To Walk Camino de Santiago and Lose My DepressionMy losses had buried me in sorrow, and I needed a way out
May 28, 2024
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May 28, 2024
78
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The Memoirist
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BrandyNicoleHammock
When I Was Twelve, My Cousin And I Befriended A Man In The ForestWhat We Learned from that Homeless Man
May 24, 2024
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May 24, 2024
33
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The Wind Phone
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Tracy Willis
A Skeptic Walks Through Grief & Magical Thinking“Del segno! Del segno!”
May 23, 2024
14
May 23, 2024
14
In
Counter Arts
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Cole Haddon
In Search of Beautiful Things (and Creative Inspiration)…In 2017, I started an experiment that transformed both my personal and artistic lives — and maybe it can help you, too
May 19, 2024
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May 19, 2024
21
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The Memoirist
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Tracy Willis
How Didn’t You Know?A love story. A hate story. A forgiveness story.
May 12, 2024
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May 12, 2024
19
In
The Memoirist
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lorijeancreative
Identity, Belonging, and PopsiclesAnd the time I accidentally got baptized
May 12, 2024
15
May 12, 2024
15
In
The Memoirist
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James Jordan
My Grandfather’s Response to a Racial Slur Shaped my WorldIt took me years to understand his contempt for racists
Apr 28, 2024
58
Apr 28, 2024
58
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The Memoirist
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Karen Lunde
“Pretty” Is For Other Girls. I’m Not One of ThemThin hair, bad teeth, and a winding journey to finding beauty
May 7, 2024
36
May 7, 2024
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Linda Lum
Alzheimer's Journal: The Final EntryWhat end-stage dementia looks like
Aug 1, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
137
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The Memoirist
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Tracy Willis
Polar OppositesHow Barbie, an Easy Bake Oven & flipping the bird cemented a friendship
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
17
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Weeds & Wildflowers
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Christina M. Ward
Encounters by the PondA personal narrative.
Jul 24, 2023
5
Jul 24, 2023
5
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The Memoirist
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Mary Lou Heater
They Called Him Murph but That Wasn’t My Father’s NameAnd we were always the Murphy girls
Jul 4, 2023
1
Jul 4, 2023
1
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Age of Empathy
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Alex Rosebloom
I Have a HomelandI have a country that I love. And that I want to get back to.
Jun 26, 2023
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Jun 26, 2023
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The Memoirist
by
Tracy Willis
Night WalkingSometimes, it’s easier to play the role as it was written.
Jun 26, 2023
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Jun 26, 2023
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