List: My 100-Word Memoirs | Curated by Chris Raymond

Nov 21, 2024
13 stories
My 100-Word MemoirsShort and sweet
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The Daily Cuppa
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Chris Raymond
We Gave Thanks — For GravyOnly once in my adult life have I hosted a Thanksgiving dinner: when I shared an apartment in Chicago, in my late 20s. It was on the top…
Nov 20, 2024
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Nov 20, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Chris Raymond
How Not to Give Fashion AdviceYou’d think that my older sister, who had boys constantly chasing her, would’ve taught me something about dating, dressing, or makeup…
Aug 28, 2024
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Aug 28, 2024
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Body and BloodRemembering the sick ritual of my confirmation
Sep 25, 2023
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Sep 25, 2023
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The Memoirist
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My First Bikini — Oops!I was a chubby flat-chested 12-year-old the summer I got my first bikini, garish orange with yellow flowers.
Jul 18, 2023
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Jul 18, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa
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A Horse of a Good ColorA kindergarten tale
Apr 6, 2023
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Apr 6, 2023
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The Memoirist
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Chris Raymond
On Second Thought…Maybe she should have picked the Xs
May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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The Smell of KetchupMom’s waitress uniform taught me about the dignity of labor
Jan 13, 2023
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Jan 13, 2023
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365 x 9Dad died in a hospital, about six hours after his doctor told my brother that he’d pull through, nine years after Mom died.
Apr 5, 2022
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Apr 5, 2022
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Kindergarten ReduxI remember learning to read as a 4-year-old, lying next to my older sister on one of our twin beds. Kindergarten wasn’t an intellectual…
Jun 11, 2022
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Jun 11, 2022
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Dad’s Magic FingersKeep your mind out of the gutter!
Aug 16, 2022
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Aug 16, 2022
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The Memoirist
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Chris Raymond
Manhattan Doesn’t Have a MonopolyEven suburban girls can rock brusque
Sep 10, 2022
Sep 10, 2022
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The Memoirist
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Chris Raymond
Mom Let Go of My Legos!Little did she know that I’d still be playing with toys at 65
Oct 22, 2022
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Oct 22, 2022
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Chris Raymond
The Magic of Books on WheelsWho needs Starbucks or Wifi when you have the mobile library?
Nov 23, 2022
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Nov 23, 2022
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