Memories + Mantras
Caren Osten GerszbergWhere memory meets the moment, and the threads of meaning unfold.
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| Issues | 8 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 19 days ago |
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When Rituals Change Hands
When my husband announced he’d be traveling for work over a weekend, I started thinking about how I would spend my solo Saturday night. A movie? A cozy night at home playing online canasta? A night at the opera?
There wasn’t anything I was...
Going Back Is Never the Same
As part of a memoir-writing community, I recently came across a writing prompt that went like this: Name one place you visited when you were young, and revisited in middle age, or later in life. Write about it.
I couldn’t wait to dig in. I...
The Shelves We Carry
When an old person dies, a library burns. In Senegal, this is a polite way of saying someone has died.
I came across this phrase while reading Susan Orlean’s memoir, Joyride. When her mother was suffering from dementia, the metaphor became...
What's in a Legacy?
With a grin on my face, I jokingly told my three adult kids, “You know that along with all those wonderful traits you’ve inherited, your legacy includes a long list of illnesses—both physiological and mental.” They knew the facts already (I...
What I Wish For You in the New Year
Happy Almost 2026!
My wish for every single one of you this new year is to be kinder and gentler to yourself. We really could use it, don’t you think?
For most of my life, I’ve been a true Virgo perfectionist—never giving up until I got t...
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Writer, reader, coach, meditator, adventure-seeker, dog lover, mother, wife, human. Trying to make meaning out of memories and accept what is. All of it.
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