All Can Write Slice of Life Memories

 

"Write what should not be forgotten." This quote by author, Isabel Allende, gives some good advice. 

It's why we write memoirs and family stories. Your Family Stories collection does not always have to be full stories with a beginning, middle, and ending. You can write a 'slice of life' as it was when you were growing up. These are bits and pieces, a small part of your entire life. Those things would be of interest to future generations. Before too long, no kid will believe that we had telephones attached to the wall in our day. Or that there was no texting or email or...

Here's a list of slice of life topics you can write about and include with your family stories:

A. The kind of place where you grew up--rural, urban, small town

B.  How you got to school

C.  Your siblings, number and order

D.  Your aunts and uncles

E.  Your grandparents, on both sides

F.  Your cousins

G.  The kind of clothing you wore to school, church, parties, to play

H.  What your family kitchen looked like (or any other room in the house)

I.  Your pets

J.  What you did for entertainment

K.  Did you get an allowance, or did you have to work for spending money?

L.  What you loved about your growing up years

M.  What you hated about your growing up years

N.  What was going on in the world when you grew up? Wars, inventions, politics, etc.

O.  Sports--playing them, watching them, favorite teams

P.  Your physical characteristics as a kid

This is a pretty extensive list, but you might come up with a few more topics to write about. Some of these might be one paragraph, while others might go on for a full page. Once you start on a memory, it seems to trigger more memories. 

The weekend is here, so maybe you'll have time to get started on your slice of life writing. Go through the list and start with the one that appeals most to you, then check it off once completed and on to another. 

This kind of writing is easy, and it can be fun, as well as nostalgic. You do not need to be a professional writer to do this. Do it for your family, do it for yourself, as well. Memories can be treasures. So, do 'write what should not be forgotten' as our poster for today tells us.