List: Memoir / Personal Essay | Curated by Katharine Valentino

May 15, 2024
48 stories
Memoir / Personal EssayMy life experiences and reflections, and maybe yours as well
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Crow’s Feet
My Old Rusty Bucket ListKatharine announces new bucket list (hey, what’s on your list?)
May 15
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May 15
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Weekly Suggested ReadsStories I worked hard on three years ago
Apr 26
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Apr 26
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Middle-Pause
When I’m Feeling DownI recite this poem to myself
Mar 5
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Mar 5
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Age of Empathy
Dangerous Gang Member?Perhaps not when you’re three feet tall
Feb 15
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Feb 15
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Dog Walking Shouldn’t be an Adventure in EnduranceGive your dog the opportunity to train herself
Feb 2
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Feb 2
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Middle-Pause
I Hope She Sues Him a Fourth TimeE. Jean Carroll and I — and possibly you, too — share a similar experience
Jan 28
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Jan 28
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The Narrative Arc
When I Fell in Love with a DogLove is love
Jan 25
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Jan 25
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Crow’s Feet
The Demon, DementiaA personal story and some research shared
Jan 21
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Jan 21
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The Narrative Arc
A Challenge to Be CheerfulI hear my mother’s voice
Nov 24, 2023
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Nov 24, 2023
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Middle-Pause
Answers to ‘Ten Questions So You Can Get to Know Me Better’My version of the November Middle-Pause writing prompt
Nov 15, 2023
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Nov 15, 2023
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Digital Global Traveler
We Know Where Lopez IsOur most unusual Puerto Vallarta vacation
Jul 12, 2023
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Jul 12, 2023
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The Memoirist
Mensa PartyHave you ever felt like the stupidest person in the room?
Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 6, 2023
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The Memoirist
My Nonsense of DirectionI can hardly find my way home
Jun 23, 2023
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Jun 23, 2023
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Age of Empathy
While We’re on the Subject of RapeLet’s discuss recovery
May 12, 2023
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May 12, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
It Was Rape!Me and E. Jean Carroll
May 7, 2023
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May 7, 2023
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The Memoirist
Home is Where Our Hearts Are NowNo more music festivals or wine and cheese jamborees for us
Mar 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023
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The Memoirist
Three Generations Are All MotherI would have died
Mar 10, 2023
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Mar 10, 2023
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Crow’s Feet
When Thesaurus.com Becomes Your Backup BrainA bit of … Alzheimer’s? Oh, no, not that!
Jan 21, 2023
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Jan 21, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
Making New Year’s Resolutions With a Little Help from a Long-Ago GodJanus, help me now!
Dec 31, 2022
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Dec 31, 2022
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The Memoirist
I’m Not Dead YetUntil then, it’s going to be just fine
Dec 31, 2022
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Dec 31, 2022
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