Memoir Magazine

Healing Through Storytelling by Melissa Zook

Posted on August 1, 2019

The practice of medicine is based on the physician’s ability to gather story from the patient. Our story is our human identity and our humanity. It is also the ...

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2019 #MeToo Essay 1st Prize Winner: The Fear is Real by Jules Carter

Posted on July 15, 2019

Fear is like a tattoo; it can never be washed away.

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Three Women Walk into a Bar By Annie Krabbenschmidt

Posted on November 19, 2018

As a gay woman, I have acquired a quick bar banter that cuts men loose before they can get my name. In response to their drunken prattling, I cut to the chase. ...