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Memory, healing and transmutation
The work on the self continues
Vanessa Mártir
Apr 29
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On resurrection & finding my way back
How do we give ourselves grace when we're struggling?
Vanessa Mártir
Apr 22
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Welcome to Writing Our Lives
A new newsletter for lovers of all things personal essay and memoir
Vanessa Mártir
Mar 30
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Write Your Abortion Story
I needed to write the story of the abortion I had at 18. Maybe you need to write yours too.
Vanessa Mártir
Jun 26
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I've written sad stories, now I want to center joy
I have always been a reflective person, from when I was a kid up in the plum tree in our backyard pondering my life, to my teenage years in boarding…
Vanessa Mártir
May 6
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Writing about Family
Why is it so hard? What do we owe people?
Vanessa Mártir
Jun 23
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What the heck is Writing Our Lives?
What are we up to, & why should you care?
Vanessa Mártir
Apr 8
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What I talk about when I talk about writing
Writing fiction and writing about my life are entirely different processes for me. Here's why.
Vanessa Mártir
Jul 12
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What do you do when you're a bundle of emotion?
Make it into your superpower
Vanessa Mártir
Jul 7
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Change, middle age & discovery
I got my first cortisone shot this week. Does that mean I'm old?
Vanessa Mártir
Jun 18
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Returning home
Where is home? Who is home? How do they make you feel?
Vanessa Mártir
Jun 12
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Returning home
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What the earth is teaching me
& how I'm using this knowledge to do this work
Vanessa Mártir
Jun 30
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