Magical Memoir Moments

The sun's low rays strike the windows of Iona Abbey just before the evening worship begins.

The Pilgrim Soul in You: Traveling Toward Jubilación

I traveled to Iona, Scotland, and Lindisfarne, England, in hope of finding “thin places,” May 6-19, 2016. Three months later, I am finally ready to begin speaking about the impact of this trip. The first thing I did was organize my photos into an album in order to make a slide show. I didn’t want…

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Top Memoir Lists

If you found this blog by searching for a list of excellent memoirs, you have come to the right place! There are three ways to find a good list on this blog: Use the search box to the right and search on a particular memoir. If I have reviewed it here, you will find it…

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100 Top Memoirs: Sue Silverman's List Will Give You Even More!

  I had the great good fortune this weekend to attend the Bear River Writers’ Conference, about which I will say more later. Sue Silverman, author of two bestselling memoirs, led an excellent workshop on memoir.  I purchased and will review her craft book Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir at a later time. In that…

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