Category Archives: Memoir

Creative Non-fiction: Memoir Monday on Tuesday

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

This is a subject I find is often very misunderstood. People often think that because of the word ‘creative’ that the piece is not strictly true, that the author has allowed some creative narrative content into the piece. That they … Continue reading →

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Adventure:Weekly Discover Challenge

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I’d love to be able to say that when we entered the tunnel our adventure unfolded like Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. But it didn’t. I’ve had my share of adventures that are perhaps out of the ordinary. Life on a … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Childhood Meal Favourites: Times Past

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Last month’s topic proved a tough one and not one that was readily approached by many. If I caused distress to you by this topic I apologise as that was not my intention. It was however a topic that should … Continue reading →

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Voice: Memoir Monday on Tuesday

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

In an earlier post on the ‘I’ characters found in memoir I mentioned that the narrating ‘I’ could be polyvocal – that they could have multiple voices. Firstly, what is a voice. There are two meanings and one always occurs … Continue reading →

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Learning: Weekly Discover Challenge

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

There probably comes a time in everybody’s life when the realisation that they are getting older suddenly hits home. Concerns about the development of altzheimers becomes real and perusing the current information available becomes more pertinent. This happened for me … Continue reading →

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Infallible memories?: Memoir Monday on Tuesday

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Last week I touched on how we make experience and why each person’s experience will differ from those others that have the same experience. This led inevitably to truth in life-writing and the frauds that have been perpetrated by a … Continue reading →

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Experience: Memoir Monday on Tuesday

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Last week I wrote about who memoirs are about – the ‘I’ characters that are found within the narrative. This week I ask what is memoir about?  You may say it is about a personal experience. Something that happened to … Continue reading →

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Chance Encounter:Discover Challenge

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

These photos have absolutely nothing to do with the tale I’m about to tell but photographically they put me in mind of a chance encounter. So many chance encounters happen every day, some are memorable, most are not but some … Continue reading →

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Punishment: Times Past

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Few conclusions can be drawn from last months prompt Crazes due to low response rate. I can only conclude that I must have covered most of them in my own post. It was seen that many crazes traversed the globe … Continue reading →

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Admiration: Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

My Dad is a person I have admired from before the time I first knew him. My Dad had a wonderful sense of humour. His childhood and university days were full of harmless pranks and the nicest sound I can … Continue reading →

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