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Inspired by Taylor Swift: The Eras Writing Prompt

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Last post I wrote about how Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Glendale last weekend made me think about the challenges of writing about our past selves. And that made me remember a writing prompt I created a while back … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at a Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Concert

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Theo Pauline Nestor

And as Taylor S rapid cycled from a Speak Now era youthful romantic in a pink Cinderella gown to a Reputation era bad bitch clad in black and red to an Evermore cottage fairy, I found myself thinking about how the entire magical show was a giant lesson in self-acceptance and reclaiming the disowned parts of ourselves. And, how that reclaiming of disowned selves is 90 percent of why most who’ve tried it will agree that writing a memoir can be, um, hard. Like, brutally. Continue reading →

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Dana Montanari’s 26-Minute Memoir

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Theo Pauline Nestor

In 2009 I started a blog called 26-Minute Memoir and started publishing 26-Minute Memoirs–stories that describe the essence of your life written in 26 minutes–from students, friends, Facebook and blog followers. In my book Writing Is My Drink: A Writer’s … Continue reading →

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Jackee Holder’s 26-Minute Memoir

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Hi Readers, In 2009, I started a blog called 26-Minute Memoir and started publishing 26-Minute Memoirs–stories that describe the essence of your life written in 26 minutes–from students, friends, blog followers. In my book Writing Is My Drink, I encourage … Continue reading →

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