The Third Option by Beca Salmon is a memoir that recounts the end of her marriage, beginning the night she discovers her husband, Jose, has been having a long-term affair. Salmon talks about pressing Jose for the truth, which he continually dodges. Her work as...

The Doors Between Our Selves is a poetic memoir by Sanda Berar. Growing up in Romania, she experienced a warm, familial childhood. Thanks to the author’s brave spirit, she's had a transient life, moving from Romania to Finland and finally to Seattle, Washington. But throughout...

While Michael's communication was complicated by autism and a hearing disability, he excelled at pattern recognition and art, his interests often gravitating toward science. Michael's drawing skills and keen visual observation helped unlock his mind. Occasionally, he would discover a talent for something - such...

The March of Ink by Edgar Dixon Rodriquez is an informative and deeply moving account of the author’s war deployment to the Persian Gulf in 1991, including 43 letters between him and his new bride. The author was a member of the Army Reserve and...

Jennifer Gauthier’s memoir, Through Her Eyes, introduces a woman raised in the north-eastern United States by parents whose marriage was shaped by alcohol and conflict; she learns self-reliance long before she understands its cost. As a teenager, she becomes a mother to her son Amir...

The Willing by Marivan S narrates the story of Maryan, a woman who has faced a difficult life from the moment of her birth. Maryan grew up in a dysfunctional family where abuse was the order of the day. She was also born into a...

The Wrong Kind of Son by Jeff Peace shares his experience with emotional and psychological abuse caused by his narcissistic father. Written with raw honesty, the memoir explores the complexities of growing up in a household marked by control, manipulation, and conditional love. Peace’s storytelling...

The Courtyard by Benjamin Parket and Alexa Morris is a remarkable memoir about what happened to a specific Jewish family during the Holocaust. In this memoir, Bernard recounts how, at first, while living in Paris, he and his Polish-immigrant family only heard rumors of what was happening to...

Three Times A Mourner: Personal Essays on Grief and Healing by Fredricka R. Maister is a memoir examining how loss shaped Maister's understanding of family, memory, and identity through the deaths of her father, boyfriend, and mother. In Fifty Years Without a Dad, she looks...

In her memoir This is a Love Song: Thoughts from the B Side of a Gen X Life, Dina Honour describes daily walks with her husband during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to leave their apartment and maintain a routine, then proceeds to step...