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Category: #memoirs #memoirwriting

1 week ago July 17, 2017July 17, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Writing Advice: Facing Your Fears

1 week ago July 14, 2017July 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: Summer Storms

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: Leaving a Legacy of Love

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

I Officially Got Old Today

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017S.W. Biddulph

How I learned to have faith when I ran out of hope

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Fridays with MaMa’

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Through the Eyes of a Child

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Layers: Why I Write

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Don’t Drink and Fly

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Freedom to Choose

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Reporter Life

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Love Honors Others

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Journey to Joyful Living

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: ‘Bloody Knees’

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Rivers, Ropes, and Roulette

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Breathe through Pain

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘The Storm’: My Marlin .30-.30 RIFLE, Part III

February 17, 2017February 17, 2017michellegunnin

Living Fully: A story of survival

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: ‘Monster Trucks and a Big Bag of Chips’

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017michellegunnin

To Tell A Story

February 3, 2017February 6, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘UNDER PRESSURE’: MY MARLIN 30-30 RIFLE -Part II

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017S.W. Biddulph

What’s your Diagnosis?

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017S.W. Biddulph

‘The Gift’: My Marlin 30-30 Rifle

January 9, 2017January 16, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The ‘Normal’ Woman: The stigma of depression

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017michellegunnin

The Red Light District

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The Image/Memoir Writing Challenge: ‘Falls Comfort: Grace gave me a second chance’

December 9, 2016July 19, 2017S.W. Biddulph

The Image/Memoir Writing Challenge: ‘Dating Death’

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016michellegunnin

The Image/Memoir writing challenge:’Hand in Hand’

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The Image/Memoir writing challenge: ‘Shadow Memories’

November 17, 2016May 3, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Life in the Last Lane: Writing ‘Til I Exit

October 31, 2016November 16, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Motorcycles, Razor-Gangs, England, and Saxons

October 26, 2016October 27, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A Poll: Give us you thoughts

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Requiem

October 5, 2016December 14, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Only the good die young: I can’t believe you’re gone

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016Lydia

The ‘Memoir Challenge’: Out From the Darkness

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The Memoir Challenge: The Phone Call

August 29, 2016August 30, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A Father’s Love

August 22, 2016August 22, 2016S.W. Biddulph

The Hospital: A Memoir

July 21, 2016May 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Memoir: Building and Using Tension

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Sitting Ovation: Coming Full Circle

March 24, 2016December 26, 2016S.W. Biddulph

A Memoir: My Love Addiction

March 17, 2016March 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Do You Judge People Like Books – By a Shiny Cover?

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Wisconsin: A travel piece

February 13, 2016May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing the Memoir: Your Story, My Story, Our Stories

December 4, 2015December 20, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Memory Lane: Memoir and Reflective Writing

September 11, 2015May 1, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Fast Food – Fast Copy?

June 30, 2015April 20, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Mr. Moe: A black man bleeds red

December 21, 2014March 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing Style and the Five Senses

May 8, 2011February 28, 2016S.W. Biddulph

Memoir: The journey home

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    The gray clouds rolled over the far away mountains creating shadows below.  They moved quickly, creating a shadow-race of sorts as if their sole mission was to be the first to pour themselves out. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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    What if I did publish something only kind of good? Would it be the end of the world? I write about callings and Muses, yet so often I hypocritically push and lash myself forward like any success I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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