Who should subscribe: Anyone interested in writing their life story—especially older adults, retirees, or family historians looking for inspiration, community, and a gentle push to start sharing their memories. No writing experience needed—just a desire to preserve what matters. What subscribers can expect: A weekly Story Sparks email will be sent, featuring one simple memory prompt, a highlight from the Memoir Club Podcast, and a helpful tip to make storytelling easier. It’s warm, encouraging, and designed to make memoir writing feel doable and meaningful—one spark at a time.
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Who should subscribe: Anyone interested in writing their life story—especially older adults, retirees, or family historians looking for inspiration, community, and a gentle push to start sharing their memories. No writing experience needed—just a desire to preserve what matters. What subscribers can expect: A weekly Story Sparks email will be sent, featuring one simple memory prompt, a highlight from the Memoir Club Podcast, and a helpful tip to make storytelling easier. It’s warm, encouraging, and designed to make memoir writing feel doable and meaningful—one spark at a time.
Episode #8: How Personal Values Shape Your Storytelling 🪑From Wayne’s Desk Some lessons don’t show up in textbooks. They arrive at 3 a.m. on a concrete floor, with a busted deadline and PVC glue on your hands. That’s where I first heard Gene say: “Bite off more than you can chew, and then chew like hell.” At the time, I thought it was just a tough-guy line to get us through the job. But over the years, it kept coming back. Whenever I said yes to something bigger than I was ready for, Gene’s...
Episode 3: The Table Where We Became Us From Wayne’s Desk When I was a kid, we didn’t have family dinners around a table. Our dining table doubled as my dad’s workbench—it was piled high with typewriter parts and crank-style adding machines. We ate in shifts, often with plates on our laps, the TV blaring in the background. What’s funny is, while watching families like Leave It to Beaver gather around their polished tables to talk about their days, I knew our version was different. And that...
Episode # 7Historical Events From Wayne’s Desk I was nineteen the summer we landed on the moon. Playing in a rock band in Ocean City, Maryland, living off rock ‘n’ roll dreams and junk food, we skipped rehearsal to catch the 4:00 broadcast in the back office of the Beachcomber Club. We watched it unfold on a grainy TV, in disbelief. Later that night, between sets, someone said, “I guess Star Trek is coming true after all.” We laughed—but I never forgot it. That surreal mix of the ordinary and...