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Notes From Home
These are stories I lived and still carry: reflections on growing up on a farm, on what it means to leave and return, and on the urgency of preserving land, legacies, and a rural way of life.
Setting as Character in a Southern Farm Memoir
The setting of my memoir is mythic and memorable yet real and tangible, with layers of dirt and pine needles covering footprints from long ago. I can only hope to capture the emotional impact embodied in sparkling glints of lightning bugs accompanied by the calls of bob whites at dusk.
10 Lessons I Learned While Writing My Farm Girl Memoir
In this post, I share ten lessons I learned while writing my farm girl memoir—from finding the courage to begin, to choosing the right life events to focus on, to revising with honesty and persistence. Memoir writing is both a creative and deeply personal journey, and along the way I discovered insights not only about storytelling, but also about myself. Whether you’re just starting out or deep in the process, these reflections may encourage you to keep going and trust your own story.