9/12/2012

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Writing 421

A very simple activity, once we learn

what a memoir is.

What’s a memoir?

• From dictionary.com:

A memoir is a first-person account of one person’s life

and experiences; in other words, an autobiography.

All things considered, I’m doing well.The past is forgiven, not forgotten.Escaped my mother. Trapped by girlfriend.So the water’s deep. Man up!You’re never the same person again.Up at 6:00; teaching is hard.Started a family, surrounded by girls.Teach, grade, travel, speak, writer, tired.Didn’t quite work out. I’m glad.Read a book; smarter than yesterday.

Let’s move things up a notch and use

twitter as an example.

Again, write memoirs of 140 characters

or a little less (the maximum length of a

“tweet”).

What will I be when I grow up? Thought I wanted to be a clown; ended up a teacher. Sometimes when one door closes, another opens. Funny how things work out.

She chased raccoons. She bit a bee. She raced me in the pool. She jumped out a window. She stood by my side. She was more than a dog; she was my friend. I miss her.