Creative Non-Fiction > Memoir

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On the thirty first day of the first pagan month in the year numbered 2019, my mother, Lila Lee Simpson, said goodbye to this bountiful Earth, a destiny awaiting all living beings. Her body shone luminous and the day was miraculous. I had the honor and privilege of being with her and laying her body to rest as it should be – intact, whole, no embalming, no cremation, no funeral industry chemicals, body plugs, wires, glues or make up. The story grew much larger than a simple descriptive narrative. It morphed into a tale of my idyllic childhood, seen through the lens of America’s self-destruction and fall from grace. You will read of miracles as well as be exposed to difficult or unco ...

Relatos de la infancia que se narran desde una perspectiva adulta pero sin obviar la visión del niño que las vivió. Diez relatos perfumados de suspenso, miedo, superstición, aventura y amor fraternal. Es como si el autor nunca hubiera dejado el barrio en el que ocurrieron estas hazañas, porque los fundamentos que lo formaron todavía están en él guiando su vida adulta, recordándole que todo cuanto nos ocurre, nos sirve para aprender. Así que las historias se narran explotando lo risible de cada momento, lo emotivo y lo trascendental, de manera que el adulto y el niño, se funden en uno solo.

That's What She Said is a collection of cautionary tales intended to alert the reader to the possibility of whether they or someone they know may be involved in an abusive relationship.

A short autobiography/memoir summarizing and highlighting the most interesting life events of Mexican born Maria, “Marla” Luisa Elorza del Villar Suarez in 1938. Now known as Marla Oliphant, she moved from Mexico as a young girl and has lived in the United States ever since, and is now in her 80’s. But this is not your typical immigrant story. Not many realize how interesting her heritage, her struggles and her joys she would endure to get to this point. So many struggles, and so much joy, and oh so talented. A proud Mexican, and a proud American. A short-story to truly warm your heart, no matter who you are or where you come from. Excerpt; “My young life in Mexico was not withou ...

A heartwarming memoir by Dorthea Reeves Perrin, a 98-year-old first time author, recounting her childhood days growing up in South Mississippi. This is a charming glimpse into the life of a precocious young girl, as she remembers family and friends almost a century later.