Introducing MyMemoirMaker.com
The edge of new beginnings can be a terrifyingly exciting place. A blank page is so clean and pure and what if I make a wrong move and destroy its goodness? The good news is, [...]
How to Create Positive Memories with Those Who Hurt You in the Past
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. The way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it." - Rafiki from "The Lion King" Hakuna Matata (Social Amnesia) We are one big [...]
What’s the Dinner Plan by Pamela Rees
I wouldn’t blame you for thinking, “What kind of question is that? She clearly doesn’t have a plan!” Nor would you harbouring a feeling of frustration be unexpected. My inaugural piece possessed a certain laissez [...]
The First Time by Kate Andrews*
I’m about to leave home for a month. This is the longest time I’ve been away since I had children. I feel no guilt. My two older children are working and living in share houses, [...]
My Beloved Elephant Room
An Elephant Enters the Room... A long time ago, I saw a movie with Jodie Foster, in which her home was invaded. Fortunately, she had a built-in safety feature called a "Panic Room" where she [...]
Go Ahead, Make My (Mother’s) Day
"The oedipal mother is the mother who devours her child by overprotecting him or her so that instead of being strengthened by an encounter with the terrible world, they’re weakened by too much protection and [...]
Introducing Writer (and Culinary Experimenter) Pamela Rees
Pamela Rees is one of those rare people who can make any old thing fascinating by showing you what you'd missed at a casual glance. She also whips up some innovative stuff in the [...]
Lest We Forget
Pineapple! "Pineapple!" the young pet shop girl shouted as her colleague dropped a tiny pineapple-shaped object into the cage on a fresh piece of poo that the puppy had been curiously sniffing and licking. Apparently, [...]