HeyJaredThe Art of Memoir
KiKi Walter offers compelling memoirs, essays, and insights into writing, sobriety, and life.
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Left Alone…Lying In Despair on an Old Hollywood Street (opens the original)
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I Like to Pretend I Have My Shit Together (opens the original)
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I like to pretend like I have my shit together. But I’m messy. Bordélique. Physically and mentally. Literally and figuratively. I don’t have many friends. Not really. A consequence of growing increasingly introverted through the years. I’m friends with my ex-boyfriend—we usually get together once a week to watch some of our favorite shows. I’m friends with my ex-husband, but he lives in Mexico now. I have a close friend in Los Angeles, but I’m too lazy to make the drive from Orange County regula
On Laziness, Learning French, and Other Writers (opens the original)
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It’s a rare rainy day in Southern California today. The kind of steady rain that screams that it’s perfectly fine to be lazy and reflective. I’m in the mood to say a lot today, but my thoughts are all tangled up in a ratty ball of yarn, bouncing around my big ol’ noggin. So, please forgive me for my creative chaos. As you may know, I am also the publisher of a little Substack called The Memoirist. <a class="embedded-publication-link-part" href="https://thememoiristpub.substack.com?utm_source=sub
What My Middle School Bodyguard Taught Me About Bravery (opens the original)
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Finding My Way Back to Him (opens the original)
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