The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 232: Rachael Maddux
"In ‘Life Expectancy,’ I write about how I can’t remember when I first learned about death—the idea of it seems to have just always been in my head. The same is true for writing."
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The Prompt-O-Matic: #132
A little something to get you writing.
Touch of Grey
Nina Sharma looks back at her brief acquaintance with an “older woman,” a fellow Deadhead who was all of 26 to her 20.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 231: Danny Ramadan
"The hardest part, I believe, in writing this book was finding a way to tell these more traumatic experiences while demanding respect and joy instead of pity and sympathy."
"Memoir Monday" Personal Essay Roundup 8/17/26
PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops and calls for submissions...
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 230: Julia Cohen
"The secrets that feel impossible to say aloud are often the most important ones to share. "
The Prompt-O-Matic: #131
A little something to get you writing.
How a Book and its Cover Were Reunited...
...after the passage of a long period of time.
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 229: Eliot Glazer
"The book is a collection of funny essays, so I guess that would technically be a memoir? But 'memoir' sounds really heavy in relation to a book with a lot of talk about boners."
"Memoir Monday" Personal Essay Roundup 8/10/26
PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops and calls for submissions...
The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire 228: Rebecca Wright Stevens
"I've written for 63 years while raising children and practicing law...Two pages a week may not sound like much, but over 63 years it added up to 6 file boxes in the garage—and drafts of 4 books. "
The Prompt-O-Matic: #130
A little something to get you writing.