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The Prompt-O-Matic: #12
A little something to get you writing.
Am I "Blue"?
Eva Tenuto recalls letting go of her resistance to treatment for her depression, and recovery.
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Eva Tenuto
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April 2024

"Goodbye to All That" at The Strand
Video from a February, 2014 event for the original anthology, featuring Dani Shapiro, Emily Gould, Chloe Caldwell, and me.
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Sari Botton
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Thirteen Great New Personal Essays...
Plus, a new one-on-one mentoring opportunity with Narratively co-founder Brendan Spiegel in the announcements at the bottom.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #8: Cait West
"I learned the hard way that I need extra time and support to write through past events that are still affecting me."
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Sari Botton
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #11
A little something to get you writing.
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You Are Where You Eat
My life in New York restaurants.
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MUTHR, FCKD
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Eleven Personal Narratives to Read this Week...
Plus, a new one-on-one mentoring opportunity with Narratively co-founder Brendan Spiegel in the announcements at the bottom.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #7: Jami Nakamura Lin
"The pieces that are the hardest to write, that feel like you’re bashing your head against a brick wall, can break open into something you never thought…
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Sari Botton
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A Dozen Stellar Personal Essays to Read this Week...
Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by Sari Botton, now featuring four verticals: Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays…
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The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #6: Annabelle Tometich
"To understand my mother, I first had to understand myself and the tangled roots from which I grew."
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Sari Botton
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Happy Birthday to Me
In her early 40s, Jesse Sposato finally gets comfortable celebrating her turns around the sun.
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Jesse Sposato
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