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Who Writes a Memoir? 

Who Writes a Memoir? 

Friends asked what inspired me to write a memoir. My son was blunter: “Mom who writes a memoir – it’s not normal.” Indeed, few of us write memoirs. Unless we are writers by profession or famous, I would venture to guess for most of us the route to inspiration is circuitous. I would like to […]

May 5, 2020 | By Nancy L. Pressly | Reply More

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