HeyJaredThey Keep Telling Me I Should Write My Memoir
All the stories I sometimes tell and some of the stories I never told.
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Translation - Part One (opens the original)
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Aloha, welina. Lala, Lowell and now Nolo. Slowly we dig out, tree branches become woodchips to build new soil, appliance repair people finally show up to fix fried electronics and save me from the horrors of washing dishes by hand and drying clothes on a line. After a September dominated by wind and storms, October will be blowing me west and then east and back home again.How has your first week of Autumn been?They Keep Telling Me I Should Write My Memoir would w
Reposting: I Write from a Singular Place (opens the original)
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THIS ESSAY ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 2025 - BUT INTRODUCES THE THEME I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT NEXT WEEKWelcome back to my experiment in memoir-turned-essay-based-on-memoir. I always have something to say in my head, so I might as well just say it out loud to all of you who are willing to listen. Thanks for joining me on this ride. I realized when I sat down to move on to other elements of Belonging, that I was not yet done with the element of Place. Place can mean so many different things. “Place” ca
Be gentle with me (opens the original)
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Aloha mai kākou, welina, if you feel moved to make a contribution to post-Hurricane Lowell recovery on beloved Kauai, I can vouch for Mālama Kauai or the Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund of Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.Subscribe nowLast week I wrote Be gentle with me about anniversary reactions
Be gentle with me - itʻs that time of year (opens the original)
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September has arrived. Kids and their teachers are back to school. In the Hawaiian calendar, we are approaching Māhoe Hope, second of the twin months, and the year is nearing its end. I welcome you, or welcome you back, to where my thoughts go this time of year.To get a weekly dose of they Keep Telling Me I Should Write My Memoir by email, just enter your address below.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type="email
Clarity in the Aftermath of a Storm (opens the original)
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Welcome readers, and hold on tight. The hurricane winds have blown me far afield and back again. Come along for the journey if you are curious enough to keep pace with me. I know you can!They Keep Telling Me I Should Write My Memoir is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts by email and make me smile, become a free subscriber. To support me in making the leap, consider becoming a paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" na
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