Tag Archives: memoir

Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Pam Lazos

“Memory is like rope, knotted every three or four feet, and hanging down a deep well. When you pull it up, just about anything might be attached to those knots. But you’ll never know what’s there if you don’t pull. And the … Continue reading →

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Dear You

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Pam Lazos

Dear You Dear You, a combination of poetry and memoir, by Wade Stevenson is one of the most exposed, unrelenting, and heart-breaking pieces on longing that I’ve read. Like Flutes and Tomatoes (reviewed here), named one of the best Indie … Continue reading →

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Just a Couple of Old People Holding Hands

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Pam Lazos

“Just a Couple of Old People Holding Hands”: A Memoir of a Marriage in Alzheimer’s World By Carl R. Smith, Jr. Edited by William C. Smith Post Five – “old fashioned things like marriage vows and duty” “Will you love … Continue reading →

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Just a Couple of Old People Holding Hands

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Pam Lazos

[photos courtesy of the Estate of Carl Smith] I’ve spent the last month posting about death and grief and dying probably because my mom died a year ago and I’m still in process. A few months ago, my good friend … Continue reading →

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As We Grieve

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Pam Lazos

October 21, 2015, marks the date for the book release of my dear friend, Jan Groft’s book, Artichokes and City Chicken, Reflections on Faith, Grief, and My Mother’s Italian Cooking (available on Amazon). This is Groft’s third book examining the topics of death … Continue reading →

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The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Pam Lazos

The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress Robert Frost famously said that “home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Rhoda Janzen’s, The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress proves Frost’s … Continue reading →

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Some Things You Keep

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Pam Lazos

I admire those who have the courage to write a memoir. I don’t. Memoirs are so raw and vulnerable, like an open wound you can’t stop picking at — but what if you could write your way … Continue reading →