I have great news! My essay, By the Grace of God, I Write Memoir, won a contest and has been accepted for publication in the anthology, The Magic of Memoir: Inspiration for the Writing Journey.
I feel so happy and honored to be a part of this collection, which will include over thirty more essays written by other memoirists as well as interviews with the following bestselling authors:
Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club
Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran
Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Jessica Valenti, author of Sex Object
Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion
Raquel Cepeda, author of Bird of Paradise
Daisy Hernandez, author of A Cup of Water Under My Bed
Mark Matousek, author of The Boy He Left Behind
Sue William Silverman, author Love Sick
The book will be released in November and is available for pre-order now.
A small excerpt from my essay:
Through the process of writing my memoir, I’ve come to understand that it’s through our stories that we find out just how much alike we all are and how interconnected we are as humans. Feeling this sort of heart connection with another human being is one of the most magical feelings I’ve ever experienced. This type of heart connection is what true love feels like—natural and easy, yet at the same time magical because there’s no explaining it.
In sharing our stories we automatically, or, as I like to say, auto-magically, find greater compassion, understanding, and love for each other.
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