by SDMWA | Nov 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
What started as a visit from Bailey Wolff’s Ukrainian parents-in-law turned into a three-year cohabitation when war broke out in their home country. During their stay, he learned a great deal about them and about himself, including his love-hate relationship with the...
by SDMWA | Nov 3, 2025 | Memoir Showcase Winners
1. How has writing this memoir changed the way you view that day and yourself? Before I found the strength to write about that day, I carried immense shame, rage, grief, and disbelief about how far my mental health had unraveled. For a long time, putting the moment...
by SDMWA | Oct 6, 2025 | Member Profiles
Author of the Month Jim Gibson, author of “Not Paid Eleven Cents an Hour to Think” Jim Gibson was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1948. Growing up he was fascinated by the world around him, a curiosity that drove his love of reading at a young age. He...
by SDMWA | Sep 2, 2025 | Member Profiles
Congratulations to Dr. Darla Calvet, she is our author of the month! Her memoir My Life in Stitches: A Heart Transplant Survivor Story was published last year. She holds a PhD in education, a master’s degree in sociology and a bachelor’s degree in both...
by SDMWA | Aug 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
The first draft of my memoir was overwritten and empty, all underpainting without meaning. The next drafts brimmed with plot and crime scenes, but these too were all content without reflection. I read books on the craft of writing; and still, my story unraveled. I...
