There is absolutely nothing wrong with typical memoir prompts.. We all have typical aspects of our lives which can be mined for memoir topics in traditional ways.
Paranormality in Memoir
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. –Arthur C. Clark
Othering
Unfortunately, othering can escalate and lead to physical violence beyond the psychological cruelty and social slander whether done for religious, political, racial, and/or economic reasons. Access is being denied to a resource for a reason.
The Nature of Nurture
And the biggest question in this area, for me: why does children children growing and leaving home mean that a woman, or couple, has to stop tending their nest? If a parent or couple are stilling living in the nest, why call the nest empty? How did your nurturance change through time, in practice and in principle.
What Do You Know About Your Matriline?
I, being someone who loves women’s narrative, will fill up my back story incorporating the genetic results into a personal speculative fiction. I, however, do know no accurate timeline exists for tracing the exact travels of a bit of genetic material across the ages.
L is for Logistics
A woman has not fully shared her amazing talents and skills until she has addressed the topic of logistics. This is especially so for mothers. The logistics of having a creative, self-assured child develop from necessity. Here are just some of the spatial challenges I faced with my daughter. Learning how to out maneuver a […]