Yesteryear Apothecary (second excerpt)
Second excerpt from my scent-inspired creative autobiography series, Yesteryear Apothecary. This one is about the oh-so-delightful world of the middle-school locker room.
Tag Archives: memoir
Yesteryear Apothecary (first excerpt)
Inspiration comes from odd places. In this case, a few weeks’ obsession with perfume generated a short collection of creative-autobiographical writing.
Open Mic Friday! featuring Jenn Zahrt
In today’s guest post, Jenn Zahrt remembers a day ten years ago.
Open Mic Friday! featuring Fredrick Cloyd
In today’s guest post, Fredrick Cloyd shares an excerpt from his memoir, Dream of the Water Children, dream of the water children.
Red blossoms at the gates of history!
Returning to the topic of memoir, I consider the pitfalls of writing a Chinese or Chinese American memoir.
The challenge of memoir
I muse on what prevents many memoirs from really resonating with me, and make resolutions about mine.
