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25 Most Recent Memoir Short Stories

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View Photo of Sam Clemente Read excerpt from Sam Clemente Sam Clemente by Gerard St. John
San Clemente, California was once an outstanding place for Marine Corps officers and Sam was one of the most memorable characters that I ever met...
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Sandy's Secret by Ann Baker
Childhood loves are forever as is the pain of inablity to help those we love the most. This excerpt is from a semi-autobiographical novel I avoided working on for many years because it was too painful. I dedicate this work to my beloved "Sandy" who will forever be in my heart as the child I knew so..
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Say Hello To My Little Friend... by Jami woods
This is a piece out of my autobiography that I am working on. It goes back to a very turbulent time in my life when I did not know what to do or where to turn. I really wasn't even sure if I wanted to live or die. I was leaning towards death...
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Saying Goodbye To A Special Ambassador: Remembering Mattie J.T. Stepanek, aged 13 (By Johnny, aged 11) :( by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Johnny has just found out that young poet, Matthew (Mattie) Stepanek, has died. He was only a young teenager who has had to struggle his entire life with a very rare form of muscular dystrophy. He was only 13 years old...
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Saying Goodbye To Hammy. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A boy says goodbye to his pet hamster. He is obviously devasted about the loss of his pet...
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Read excerpt from Scenes From His Life Scenes From His Life by Lauren Roche
In memory of children who have died at the hands of their parents..
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Screwed.. by Rebecca Harris
Like A metal fastener going in straight. Are the people who take advantage of our hearts. ..
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Second Edition: Not a Blueprint It's the Shoeprints That Matter . . . by Nina Norstrom
The story weaves lies with love, betrayal with deception, drama with murder, while teaching the ultimate meaning of relationships that are built on honesty and compassion. ..
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Secret Diaries1- 20/02/11--23/08/11 by Rojob Khan
Raj's Diary- Criminology(Hons)..
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Secret Diaries2- 27/08/11-23/04/12 by Rojob Khan
Memoirs and Diaries of one Mr. Raj- Criminology(Hons)..
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Self-titled Fairytale by niki croxson
This is a draft.. I think..
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Seroconversion; A memoir. by Nderitu Gikumba
Seroconversion: A Memoir is a story written in an everyday tone and language. It captures my moments from the day I get diagnosed towards the realization of my hidden writting talent. It’s a journey of fear, confusion, denial, struggle, shame, withdrawal, love, renewal, acceptance and hope. ..
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Sexually availability by Deborah Richards
lust..
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Shabbas Mincha with Reb Isser by Alan Busch
Advice Sought But When Given Not Followed ...?..
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Seroconversion; A Memoir. by Nderitu Gikumba
‘Seroconversion: A Memoir’ is my story. Written in an everyday tone and language, the story captures my moments from the day I get diagnosed towards the realization of a new hidden talent; writing and a new love; reading! It’s a journey of fear; despair, confusion, denial, struggle, shame, withdrawa..
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Shabbat at My Parents’Home by Emile Tubiana
Written in loving memory, for the thirty second anniversary of my father’s passing. This was at a time, some seventy years ago, when we lived in my home town, Beja, in Tunisia, North Africa, where the population was composed of a majority of Tunisian Muslims, Bedouins and a few minorities of Italia..
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View Photo of Shark Tooth Music Read excerpt from Shark Tooth Music Shark Tooth Music by John Mayer
I was no different than most musicians in the seventies. All I wanted was to change the world with my words and music. From broken down taverns to Holiday Inns, my guitar and harmonica echoed the dreams of a generation. All I needed was a t-shirt, a jean jacket, patched Levi's, and wheels. This c..
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SHATTERED by Dee C.
A sad state of affairs...the places in which we have to live...
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She by Yuukon Michigan
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Shoe Shine by Pamela Wiedenbeck
What did your role models teach you?..
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Shoes by Connie Stevens
A memory of my father polishing his shoes and what I learn from his Sunday evening rituals...
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Silent Samaritans: Sor Joaquina, O.S.A., Builder of Men by Regino Gonzales, Jr.
A tribute to Sor Joaquina of the Order of Saint Augustine. She built men...
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Sitcom Wisdom by Pamela Wiedenbeck
During the sitcom craze of the 50s, 60s and 70s, people invariably thought some things funny and others not...
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Sitting on the Twelfth Step by Virginia Tolles
i>It's odd how present-day sensations bring the past home to us./i>..
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Six Months by April Smith
Repost...I've been thinking about Dad a lot lately...four years later...I still miss you, Daddy...
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Six Summers Ago. ... by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A father remembers his son, who died six years ago from a swimming accident...
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Six Word Memoirs by Pamela Wiedenbeck
What can you say in 6 words that expresses some defining moments with your sister?..
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Skellig Stones by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse
My photography scavenger hunt this morning was amazing revealing "Skellig Stones".....
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Skinny's Memoir's by D. Kenneth Ross
growing up skinny and tall...
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Skunk Oil, Jackrabbits, and Red Roosters by Lois Wauson
My Aunt Fay tells about skunk oil used to cure the flu and other tales from her past. ..
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Slash One Tanker by Allen Murray (AKA Allen Hall)
Splash one Tanker! We are facing into the setting sun as we line up on the runway. By looking to my right, I see my colleague Danny Martin. I know that it is Danny because we walked out to our aircraft together. Because of the silver helmet and the tinted visor his face is not visible an..
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Sleep Easy or not at all by John Reilly
Try? I don’t think I will, not today anyway. Sleep sounds like a better idea, close my eyes and pray that #1 I fall asleep and #2 if I fall asleep I don’t dream about work. That is all I pray for, god please hear my prayer. I feel good at 1st my eyes are heavy and sleep is nea..
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Small Compensations by R. Burrow
Impossible...Justice/revenge... (revised 6-28-09)..
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Soap Operas on the radio in the olden days by Lois Wauson
Soap Operas have been around for as long as there has been radio. In the olden days they were the way of escape for my mother and sisters and me from a hard life on the farm...
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Solitary Confinement by Jayne Dough
A peek into a woman's experience with incarceration...
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Solving Episodes by Donnatella Thompson
This is much ado about nothing but it is what came out tonight. Ya never know which facet will shine at one time or another. We just learn to adjust to the rhythms of the ideas flowing out and in the end, hopefully found a hint of a smirk, or laughter about the little things, we forget so easily to ..
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Something of Value by Alan Abrams
what we value, and what we don't..
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Something Old, Something New by Pamela Wiedenbeck
What do your shoes think of you and your life?..
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Sometimes It Is Best To Do Nothing by Walt Hardester
A hospital memior..
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Son by Alan Busch
The closing chapter of Snapshots In Memory of Ben..
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Sorry Assed Mule by Walt Hardester
A story I heard at the Big Pig Jig www.bigpigjig.com..
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Spiritual Intervention by Elise Crawford
I’ve included a bonus story as the last chapter in A Promise Kept. It is the first short story I wrote prior to the writing of my book. It is a story about an angelic gift in the form of a little kitten that cheats death and brings hope to a grieving family. Enjoy. ..
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View Photo of SPLEENLESS DAN'L SHEEP Read excerpt from SPLEENLESS DAN'L SHEEP SPLEENLESS DAN'L SHEEP by Bradley Fralick
This is about how I came to give DANIEL a nick name!..
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Split Personalties by Laurie Crist
When my son died I became an entirely different person. In order to cope with the extreme grief something had to give. This is a tale of my journey back to who I was or as close as I will ever be again. ..
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Spurring Into Living Ascensions by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse
breathing with divine intuitions..
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Starlight in the Mall by Joseph Langen
Sedentary adventures while sitting in an outlet mall waiting for my girlfriend...
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Starting School in the 1930's by Lois Wauson
August in South Texas is hot. But in the '30s we looked forward to school starting after Labor Day. I still remember the smell of the Big Chief Tablets. ..
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Stealing Flyer by Cathy Montgomery
Well, there’s no excuse, really. But…I did it anyway. I was about eight at the time and had my eye on the neighbor girl’s little wagon--bright, shiny red with the white letters spelling “Radio Flyer.” How I dreamt of pulling it around and playing with it. I wished with all my heart that the wagon be..
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Step Father by B'klyn OG
These words will hurt some folks, but "F" it ! I endured the pain. * I forgive you Ma,cause you could'ent stop or help at the time. R.I.P. Love and miss you so very much...
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Straight outta the archive by John Reilly
Another day, another day…wasted. Another night, another night…spent guarding a shithole with my future on hold and my past kicking my ass. Go fuking figure. “Long night huh?” “you know it” “you off tonight?” “yea im off” That is how we pass each other now, that is ..
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