Post #167 – Women’s Memoirs, ScrapMoir – Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett
July 2011 Memoir Contest – Honorable Mention Story
This week Women’s Memoirs is pleased to publish the first of three Honorable Mention winners in our July Memoir Writing Contest, Independence Category. Congratulations Shannon Dodge for her story and for using her storytelling skills to share a piece of herself with us.
Memoir Contest Honorable Mention
UNLOCKING THE CHAINS, FREEING THE SOUL
by Shannon Dodge
When I think of the word independence, I always think of release from bondage. The release of the Hebrew nation from Pharaoh’s grasp, the colonies break from the tyranny of England. Both fought for their freedom and gained their independence. Overcoming the oppression that plagued them, they were able to become the people they were created to be. Independence in essence is freedom and we all have stories of freedom in our lives. [click to continue…]
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