Archive - The Memoirist

Before my mom dies, I wanted to write this

Part I: loose thoughts & tight feelings

5 hrs ago •

I’ll Never Forget My Father’s Last Breath

It left his body the same way he lived — a fight to the end

Jun 18 •

A Health Scare, a Doe and a Party Dress

Let Me Connect the Dots...

Jun 17 •

The Smile That Helped Me Cross The Austro-Italian Border Illegally

The magic of a smile

Jun 16 •

Chingmay Anaïs Jo

How I Manage My PTSD When The World Feels Like It's Falling Apart

Mental health care for modern times

Jun 15 •

How Fear Propelled Me To New Heights

A scary nun taught me we all have something to give

Jun 14 •

Operation Chicken Chute: The Rooftop Jump That Should’ve Killed Us

“Pride was heavier than plywood—and twice as stupid.”

Jun 13 •

Eric Glover – Real Chat Rat

Funning With Scissors

And Other Ways My Kids Tried to Die

Jun 12 •

My Dog Died Then She Came to Me in A Dream

She gave me the closure I didn’t know I needed

Jun 11 •

Rub al Khali - The Empty Quarter

Jun 11 •

Marcello Mongardi

I Did Everything Backward and It Still Worked Out

Real-life advice for young people

Jun 10 •

Someone’s Little Kind Act Stays Forever In My Heart

There are knights in our modern era

Jun 9 •

Chingmay Anaïs Jo

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