List: Memoir | Curated by Gentry Bronson

Dec 10, 2024
51 stories
MemoirTruth is nearly always stranger, sadder, funnier, and more beautiful than fiction.
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
Singing Solo at Oakland ColiseumThe night I sang for thousands of people and brought together my passion for music and baseball
Nov 3, 2024
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Nov 3, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
My Life Was Changed by a Mysterious Health IssueI discovered my love for the ocean after a diagnosis altered my young life
Sep 5, 2024
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Sep 5, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
The Sweat Lodge in My BackyardWhen I was nine, my family and I built a sweat lodge on our hippie farm and did a ceremony
Jan 26, 2024
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Jan 26, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
I Hitchhiked from Prague to Amsterdam for a Literary MagazineIn 1995, anything was possible when I caught rides from the Czech Republic to The Netherlands
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
How to Swim Across the Mississippi with a Broken ArmThe aimless teenage summer day we decided to cross the river
Jun 27, 2024
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Jun 27, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
My Wicked Kindergarten TeacherMrs. Kablutsen was my nemesis
Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 6, 2023
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
Tom Cat the Owl Man Was My CellmateHe helped me survive jail time
May 24, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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Age of Empathy
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Gentry Bronson
The Rescue and Flight of Dr. TheussicalHe joined our creature family and became the best feathered friend I ever had
Mar 6, 2024
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Mar 6, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
Fourth Grade Broke My FaceMy dog, a farm animal, Mr. Smedge, and Marty Bangles led to a first base disaster
Jul 21, 2023
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Jul 21, 2023
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Travel Memoirs
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Gentry Bronson
Finding Heaven and Hell in TurkeyI came close to death and a truck filled with chocolate returned me to life
Aug 7, 2024
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Aug 7, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
I Played with the Saint John Coltrane Church in San FranciscoOn a musically and spiritually powerful Sunday in 1994, I became more than a pianist
Jul 24, 2024
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Jul 24, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
The Final Time My Father Said, “Come on, Hit Me”When my dad’s PTSD collided with my traumatic youth and caused a family showdown
Apr 16, 2024
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Apr 16, 2024
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The Riff
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Gentry Bronson
The Story of “Hey Beautiful”How a San Francisco love affair became one of my most well-loved and favorite songs
Jun 6, 2024
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Jun 6, 2024
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Travel Memoirs
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Gentry Bronson
The Beauty and Danger of Diving in HondurasI found wonder and peril while learning to scuba dive on the island of Utila
May 15, 2024
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May 15, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
Working On the Waterfront in KenaiA summer of salmon when the sun barely set in Alaska
May 1, 2024
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May 1, 2024
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The Riff
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Gentry Bronson
The Night We Opened for Ray Manzarek of The DoorsFlashing back to being the warm-up act for a legend
Apr 1, 2024
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Apr 1, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
The End of Being HumanA dark day in the sunlight of Amsterdam during my seventh European tour
Jan 12, 2024
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Jan 12, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Gentry Bronson
I Befriended a Venomous Viper in a Mayan CaveHow being a practicing Buddhist helped me conquer an old fear while living in the Yucatan
Jan 5, 2024
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Jan 5, 2024
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
Learning Loneliness in Track TownMy nine months as an outsider in Oregon
Aug 30, 2023
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Aug 30, 2023
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The Memoirist
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Gentry Bronson
Mrs. Kiffmeyer, My Piano TeacherShe changed my life using strings, hammers, and keys
Nov 9, 2023
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Nov 9, 2023
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