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A collection of posts on memoir writing, personal history, and self-publishing by Modern Memoirs’ staff

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2025
- Feb 21, 2025 When in Rome, Find Time to Write! Feb 21, 2025
- Jan 24, 2025 Building William’s Farm: Moving Beyond the Internet in Genealogy Research Jan 24, 2025
- Jan 17, 2025 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Marvin Kalb Jan 17, 2025
2024
- Dec 17, 2024 A Modern Memoirs Sabbatical Dec 17, 2024
- Dec 12, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Brian L. Dunsirn Dec 12, 2024
- Nov 22, 2024 Meeting My Grandparents Through Family Stories Nov 22, 2024
- Nov 21, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Douglas A. Campbell Nov 21, 2024
- Oct 24, 2024 A Window into Modern Memoirs History Oct 24, 2024
- Oct 18, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client “Boswell Carnegie, Esq.” Oct 18, 2024
- Oct 11, 2024 Heartwarming “Paper Toasts” Oct 11, 2024
- Sep 30, 2024 A Toast to Julie, Emma, Nicole, and Liz at Modern Memoirs’ 30th Anniversary Sep 30, 2024
- Sep 30, 2024 A Toast to Ali’s 20 Years at Modern Memoirs, Inc. Sep 30, 2024
- Sep 30, 2024 A Toast to Company Founder Kitty Axelson-Berry at Modern Memoirs’ 30th Anniversary Sep 30, 2024
- Sep 26, 2024 Lessons Learned at Modern Memoirs Sep 26, 2024
- Sep 19, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Director of Publishing Ali de Groot, Part 2 Sep 19, 2024
- Sep 13, 2024 Five Questions: Reflections from Modern Memoirs Authors Sep 13, 2024
- Sep 3, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Director of Publishing Ali de Groot, Part 1 Sep 3, 2024
- Aug 9, 2024 Reflections from Dr. Gail Twersky Reimer, Friend of Modern Memoirs Client Dr. Evelyn Fox Keller Aug 9, 2024
- Jul 30, 2024 THE END: Sometimes Authors Just Don’t Want to Finish Jul 30, 2024
- Jul 11, 2024 Family Reunions at the Homestead, a Place of Our Hearts Jul 11, 2024
- Jun 24, 2024 A Modern Memoirs First: Publishing a Pair of Tête-bêche Books Jun 24, 2024
- Jun 19, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Nien-Tszr “Tom” Tsai Jun 19, 2024
- May 22, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Stephen Rostand May 22, 2024
- Apr 24, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Marian Leibold Apr 24, 2024
- Apr 10, 2024 A Painting as Portal to People and Places of the Past Apr 10, 2024
- Mar 29, 2024 Young Like Didion Mar 29, 2024
- Mar 22, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Harold Hirshman Mar 22, 2024
- Feb 14, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Tucker H. Byrd Feb 14, 2024
- Feb 9, 2024 “Bro, Put Your Skis On”: Writing Lessons from Woolf (and My Brother) on the Slopes Feb 9, 2024
- Jan 25, 2024 The Magic Lantern and Proust Jan 25, 2024
- Jan 19, 2024 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client David B. Dearinger Jan 19, 2024
2023
- Nov 29, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Carell Laurent Nov 29, 2023
- Nov 15, 2023 Brushstrokes in the Portrait of You: 5 Ways to Approach Your Memoir Nov 15, 2023
- Nov 8, 2023 Facing the Sun: Learning the Language of My Childhood Nov 8, 2023
- Oct 20, 2023 Endsheets: A Distinguished look for your book Oct 20, 2023
- Sep 22, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Kenneth Kaplan, M.D. Sep 22, 2023
- Sep 14, 2023 What’s in My Book of Delights? My Dad’s Knack for Joy Sep 14, 2023
- Sep 8, 2023 Seizing Joy at the Start of School with a Schultüte Sep 8, 2023
- Aug 16, 2023 Reflections from David Gryboski, Son of Modern Memoirs Client Robert André Gryboski, MD Aug 16, 2023
- Jul 28, 2023 A Delicious Rite of Passage: Making My First Spanish Tortilla and Becoming My Own Adult Jul 28, 2023
- Jul 27, 2023 Dad’s Sunglasses Jul 27, 2023
- Jun 23, 2023 Icing on the Cake: Covers, Embossings, and Stamps Jun 23, 2023
- Jun 16, 2023 Heartache and Healing Words: How Reading Taught Me to Grieve Jun 16, 2023
- May 26, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client D. Patrick Winburn May 26, 2023
- May 17, 2023 Seeking the True Story May 17, 2023
- Apr 19, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client James A. Heffernan Apr 19, 2023
- Apr 14, 2023 Titles Are Born Apr 14, 2023
- Mar 27, 2023 Papa Bob's House Mar 27, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 The Goldilocks Effect on a Writer: Sometimes “Just Write” Is “Just Right” Mar 6, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Adam Lutynski Mar 1, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 RED: A V-Day Writing Exercise Feb 16, 2023
- Jan 13, 2023 Making “Sense” of the Past Jan 13, 2023
- Jan 6, 2023 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Elizabeth Tan Tsai Jan 6, 2023
2022
- Dec 13, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Ellen Kanner and Book Artist Annie Zeybekoglu Dec 13, 2022
- Nov 30, 2022 In Praise of Sewn Bindings Nov 30, 2022
- Nov 10, 2022 How a Soul Becomes a Flower Nov 10, 2022
- Nov 2, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Michael Van Ness Nov 2, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Marian Leibold Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 The Messenger: On Inscribing a Book Oct 13, 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Paul Jensen Sep 28, 2022
- Sep 16, 2022 Guiding Writers in Reflecting on Good Times and Bad Sep 16, 2022
- Aug 22, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Robert G. Dillard, M.D. Aug 22, 2022
- Aug 5, 2022 A Comic, a Bomb, and an Essay: Finding Stories in My Abuela’s Stuff Aug 5, 2022
- Jul 26, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Roland Parent Jul 26, 2022
- Jul 22, 2022 July in Vermont Jul 22, 2022
- Jul 14, 2022 An Ambiguous, Thoughtful, Quirky Little Guy: The Story Behind the Modern Memoirs Logo Jul 14, 2022
- Jun 21, 2022 Lives Stitched Together by Choices and Chance: Making Strange and Wondrous Connections Through Family History Work Jun 21, 2022
- Jun 14, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Founder Kitty Axelson-Berry, Part 2 Jun 14, 2022
- May 18, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Founder Kitty Axelson-Berry, Part 1 May 18, 2022
- May 6, 2022 Piecing Together Family Histories with Timelines May 6, 2022
- Apr 19, 2022 Papa, Sasa, and Zamani: Remembering My WWII Veteran Grandfather Apr 19, 2022
- Apr 7, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Anna Markus Apr 7, 2022
- Mar 21, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Eileen Hultin Mar 21, 2022
- Mar 16, 2022 Written By Hand Mar 16, 2022
- Feb 9, 2022 Watch out for Loose Freds: Confirming Identity in Genealogical Research Feb 9, 2022
- Feb 2, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Mary Alice Dillman Feb 2, 2022
- Jan 12, 2022 Hail Grandma: A Clock's Chimes Evoke Devotion to Family Jan 12, 2022
- Jan 3, 2022 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Stephen Rostand Jan 3, 2022
2021
- Dec 13, 2021 Evangeline and Anne, L'Acadie and Me Dec 13, 2021
- Dec 1, 2021 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Hilde Adler Dec 1, 2021
- Nov 8, 2021 The Write Stuff: The Value of Transcription in Genealogical Research Nov 8, 2021
- Nov 2, 2021 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Kevin Albert Nov 2, 2021
- Oct 8, 2021 Watching Over Angels: On Learning the Eight Surnames of One’s Great-Grandparents Oct 8, 2021
- Oct 4, 2021 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Prosper Ishimwe Oct 4, 2021
- Sep 7, 2021 Words Light the Way: Tribute Candles for Writers and Editors Sep 7, 2021
- Aug 20, 2021 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Kate Navarra Aug 20, 2021
- Aug 10, 2021 Our First E-Newsletter! Aug 10, 2021
- Aug 1, 2021 Marking One Year in our New Offices Aug 1, 2021
- Jul 2, 2021 Material Matters: A Blog Post by Publishing Intern Lauryn Small Jul 2, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Reflections from Modern Memoirs Client Edie Daly Jun 1, 2021
2020
- Apr 23, 2020 On the Important Things in Life Apr 23, 2020
2019
- Mar 14, 2019 The Photograph: A Window to Heritage Mar 14, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 Sitting in the Reader’s Chair Feb 5, 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Reviving a Family in Writing Jan 2, 2019
2018
- Nov 30, 2018 Letters from a father to his daughter Nov 30, 2018
- Nov 1, 2018 As-told-to memoirs start with Mom Nov 1, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 Writing and Healing: How bereavement became a book Oct 3, 2018

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