Archive - The Art of Memoir

The Art of Stuffing Bras

The time I got caught with toilet paper hanging out of my shirt….

Apr 16 •

The Folly of Heartbreak

Sometimes, it strikes out of nowhere without even a hint of its existence, attacking lovers, friends, families, parents, and even the most innocent of…

Apr 4 •

March 2025

The Unbearable Heaviness of Being

A Conversation With Depression

Mar 15 •

February 2025

I Destroyed My First Marriage and the Husband Who Came With It

He's better off without me

Feb 23 •

Riding in the Way-Way Back of the Station Wagon

Revisiting a place where children in bell-bottom jumpsuits play

Published on The Memoirist • Feb 16

A Fairytale Is Just a Fairytale

It was all a lie

Feb 9 •

Help Grow The Memoirist

The Memoirist Opens Second Publication Location on Substack

Published on The Memoirist • Feb 8

January 2025

December 2024

I Cheated on My Sobriety Today

Christmas spirit and all that jazz

Dec 21, 2024 •

The Melancholy: My Love-Hate Relationship With Christmas

I hate Christmas. I love it. No — I hate it.

Dec 12, 2024 •

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