Why a personal memoir?
Memoir writing presents an opportunity for focusing your attention on what you have experienced and done during your lifetime. It is a way of reminiscing and assessing the roads you chose, how you lived, and what was important to you, then leaving a written legacy encapsulating your life story. The well-known author Antwone Fisher, speaking at a commencement service at Cleveland State University, said, “You can make yourself live forever through writing. Do not pass through life without leaving something behind for others to learn from your experiences – even if no one but your children read it. Write of your dreams. Write alone and in a quiet place. Be honest. You may discover a you you’ve never known.” Anyone who has done a family history is well aware of the dearth of material on the lives of most people from past generations. I’m of the opinion that everyone should leave some record of what they did with their life. Twenty pages of typescript detailing the more significant turning
