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Thrilled to see Jenny Phillips’ essay for @www.sneakerwavemag.org featured in this week’s #memoirmonday roundup from @memoirland.bsky.social !!!
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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August 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thrilled to see Jenny Phillips’ essay for @www.sneakerwavemag.org featured in this week’s #memoirmonday roundup from @memoirland.bsky.social !!!
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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August 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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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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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July 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Another excerpt of FRONTIER is up, over at @memoirland.bsky.social!
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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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July 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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Excited to have this excerpt from Frontier up at Memoir Land! Big thank you to @saribotton.bsky.social and @cassmannes.bsky.social
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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July 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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
Excited to have this excerpt from Frontier up at Memoir Land! Big thank you to @saribotton.bsky.social and @cassmannes.bsky.social
"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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July 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"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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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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June 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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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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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June 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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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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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June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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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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...
June 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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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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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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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June 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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.)
open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...
Read them all (and especially Robin Pickering's "The Fuckitall." So good.)
open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...
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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June 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's this week's writing prompt, a perk for paid subscribers...
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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.
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It turns out she just published a new book – Look Ma, No Hands: A Chronic Pain Memoir.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760991...
June 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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...
It turns out she just published a new book – Look Ma, No Hands: A Chronic Pain Memoir.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760991...
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Love seeing Connie Petersen’s @www.sneakerwavemag.org story, “Dislodging a Navel Stone,” featured in this week’s #MemoirMonday!
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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June 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Love seeing Connie Petersen’s @www.sneakerwavemag.org story, “Dislodging a Navel Stone,” featured in this week’s #MemoirMonday!
It's this week's "Memoir Monday" link/workshop/submissions roundup!
memoirland.substack.com/p/essays-and...
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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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June 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's this week's "Memoir Monday" link/workshop/submissions roundup!
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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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May 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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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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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May 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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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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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May 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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...
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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May 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The latest "Memoir Monday" personal essay roundup...
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Thanks to @memoirland.bsky.social for boosting this great memoir!
May 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thanks to @memoirland.bsky.social for boosting this great memoir!
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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
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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May 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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
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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May 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hot off the presses, this week's "Memoir Monday" personal essay curation...
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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! 🙏❤️
April 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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! 🙏❤️
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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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#story #storyteller #grief #griefstory #griefdialogues
#memoir #creativenonfiction #cnf
April 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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.
@memoirland.bsky.social
#story #storyteller #grief #griefstory #griefdialogues
#memoir #creativenonfiction #cnf
@memoirland.bsky.social
#story #storyteller #grief #griefstory #griefdialogues
#memoir #creativenonfiction #cnf