Submit Your Story

Take some quiet time to reflect on memories of your mother or of a mother figure. As you allow these memories to surface, pick one or two that seem most vivid in your mind’s eye.

Jot down the images you recall in phrases or key words. See details of the setting, using all your senses. Imagine that you are painting word pictures. Recall the impressions that came to you at that time and those that came later. Begin to extract the meaning the experience with your mother has for you and weave that wisdom into your memory.

Develop your memory into a story narrative with a clear story line: beginning, middle, and end. Add sensory descriptions, inner thoughts, and dialogue. Construct the meaning of this event or series of events. Why, in fact, do you remember it at all? What message does it continue to deliver to you in your present life?

Finally, articulate within the framework of the story, the enduring wisdom of this memoir about your mother, crafted from a factual event.

Guidelines for Online Submission of a Story to Wisdom Has a Voice :

-Limit your story to 400-800 words

-Proof read it carefully for typos, spelling, and grammatical errors

-Double check for accuracy of factual detail as much as possible

-Title your entry

-Provide your name and email (and if you would like these to appear online)

By submitting your story, you are licensing Wisdom Has a Voice a One-Time Internet Right to post it on our website, though authors retain the copyright.

Submit Your Story

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