The Momoir Project

Turning Memories Into Stories: How to Write about the Past

cori — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:52:19 PST

This is the third story in a series on the topic of Writing and Memories – a topic that evolved in Cori's online Writing for Moms classes. By Patricia Ann Savage I am 58 years old and until the summer of this year, I had never considered writing about my first experience of...

Why I Write: The Gift I Give to Myself and My Children

cori — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:31:13 PST

This is the second story in a series on the topic of Writing and Memory – a topic that evolved in one of Cori's online Writing for Moms classes. By Kate Barry Oliviero I write because it makes me a better mother. As a stay-at-home mom to three children under the age of four, I...

Writing Down the Memories: How do you do it?

cori — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:31:07 PST

Over the next few weeks, I'll be running a series here on the Momoir blog about Memories and Writing and how the two converge and transform each other. These blogs were originally created for a series on SheWrites, but they were so good, I wanted to make sure to share them here as well. Hope...

Awkward: How One Word Ruined a Magic Moment with my Daughter

cori — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:39:24 PST

One morning a few weeks ago, I walked into my daughter’s grade two classroom at lunch to bring her the pair of rain boots she had accidentally forgotten at home. When I peered in the doorway, I could see her sitting at her desk, her long, straight brown hair falling across her face,...

The Laundry Fairy: An Experiment in Teaching My Husband A Thing or Two

cori — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:16:06 PST

By Victoria O’Dea I walk into our beautiful bedroom and glance out of the glass doors that lead to our deck. I never tire of the view of the ocean. I marvel at the kayakers and sailboats on the cold, dark water, straighten the photos of our wedding and our three children on the [...]

Send Your Momoirs To Room Literary Magazine: More Details Here

lorriemiller — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:08:13 PST

A mother’s work is all labour, isn’t it? It starts out with one big push and it just gets harder over the years. But we all know that it isn’t that simple. Labour is a loaded word. To any new mom, there is only one meaning, the one that conjures up the physical and [...]

Visions: A Tale from the Ultrasound Room

cori — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:24:00 PST

By Kristen Witucki The sonographer’s job was not to make small talk. I knew that. But I realized how important such chitchat was to me as a blind mother—and therefore how ominous her silence–as I lay there for an hour while she took pictures of my baby. All I could hear...

The Lost Heartbeat: A Mother’s Story of Anticipation and Grief

cori — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:57:11 PST

By Colleen Mah The blinds were closed to keep out the light of the day. My husband, Erwin, hovered near my feet at the end of the examination table, our one-year old son, Teo, in his arms. Cohen, our three-year old, stood on his own but with his back resting up against the security of [...]

My Fear of Flying and other Parentally-Induced Anxieties

cori — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:38:57 PST

by Cori Howard It has been 9 years since I’ve been at an airport without my kids in tow. Nine years since I’ve flown alone. Nine years since I’ve been away from them for any significant length of time, aside from the odd sleepover. I know this is a shocking confession in our...

Last Chance to Sign Up for Momoir Classes starting January 19!

cori — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:23:16 PST

Happy new year to everyone! Just a short post today to let you know that this is the final week for registration for Momoir Writing for Moms classes – both Level 1, Level 2 (advanced publishing) and the new Monthly Writer's Group. If you made a resolution to start writing in 2012 –...