Second excerpt from my scent-inspired creative autobiography series, Yesteryear Apothecary. This one is about the oh-so-delightful world of the middle-school …
Tag: 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 …
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 …
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.