Memoirous

Impact: An Anthology of Short Memoirs Edited by CoCo Harris www.TellingOurStoriesPress.com Old Friend from Far Away Natalie Goldberg Free Press Telling our stories. I study the names on the back cover—so many, each person has a story to tell, so many stories. Lately I’ve been working with flash memoir, taking a singular memory, freeze-framing it, then exploring it through the window of the present. Impact took the same view. A decade ago the average short story was 16 – 20 pages double spaced, today flash fiction and even micro fiction is all the rage, for the digital age, formatted for the hand-held device. By freeze-framing different memories/moments, we are led to examine and perhaps draw insight. For writers of memoir, looking back on an entire life is sometimes overwhelming like attempting a marathon, but by breaking it down and taking it one step at a time, we can find joy in the journey. The book’s strength is that one memory or entry in the anthology usually led me down...

I just had a short--what I'm calling Flash Memoir--taken by this: Telling Our Stories Press, forthcoming short memoir anthology I thought some of you might want to contribute too here is the link and more info: Telling Our Stories Press Short Memoir Submission Guidelines ~ Telling Our Stories Press seeks raw, close to the bone writing about meaningful personal experiences. We are seeking memoir that enlightens, entertains and connects with the reader at a basic human level – which usually naturally occurs when one examines ones life with depth, sincerity, and a desire for knowledge and understanding . However, as with any memoir, there MUST be some uncovering of whatever wisdom was gained, (however slight) from a backward glance at an era in your life, experiences you’ve undergone, persons in your life, persons you’ve become, lessons learned, etc. We are especially partial to narratives created by the interior, personal writings derived  from creative journal w...