Post #64 – Women’s Memoirs, News – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
Memoir Writing Contest Deadline Approaches
Our current memoir contest ends October 31. This is a special one for me. The focus is Thanksgiving and gratitude. Many of us have the tradition of going around the table and expressing what we’re grateful for and then digging into the turkey (or Tofurky for those of us who are vegans). Now that we’ve moved to Oregon, we get to hear the thoughts of our grandchildren on this topic.
Another story that is important to us was learned at a memorial service. Several of the speakers mentioned the pattern of the man sending a note of gratitude each day. This was in the pre-Internet era. Today he probably would have send an email. He expressed his gratitude to someone he knew as part of his morning routine.
I have always imagined the effect of that habit both for him and for the recipient. Although I promised myself that I would do the same thing — tell someone how much you appreciate them and what they do. Somehow life kept getting in the way. Yet, I always remind myself that he also was a busy professional and he managed to sit down, take out paper and pen, and write a short note expressing gratitude.
So even if you don’t send out a written form of your gratitude each day, you can develop a story from you life that relates to the theme of Gratitude. If you have a photo for your story, be sure to send it along as well. We always appreciate photographs.
Just be sure to email your story to us by October 31. The winner(s) will be published in November.
