Memoir Ideas

Childhood, Adolescent, and Coming of Age Memoirs

- When I was younger I went to summer camp for a month every summer. The camp atmosphere allowed me to try new things and aquire new tastes, and even have my first kiss. I learned how to be my own person, and I created a sense of self that has allowed me to be successful in life.

Life Experience Memoirs

- Freshman year I was hit in the face with a water polo ball. I had to have reconstructive surgery on my nose. I continued to play the same position, even with the continued risk of re-injuring my nose.

Relationships

- My best friend moved to Florida. I had to learn how to deal with a long term relationship, and decide whether it was worth my time and effort to keep that relationship strong.

Cultural/Ethnic/Sexuality Memoirs

- I was homeschooled until I was 10. I didn't watch TV, or do formal schooling. Most of my time was spent running around in fields and going to museums and playing with my dog. I had to learn how to be successful in public schools after coming from this background.

Food Memoirs

- I went to Italy a few summers ago. My grandparents and I went on a quest to find the best gelato in northern Italy that we could.

Travel Memoirs

- I lived in Michigan my whole life, so when my grandparents asked me where I'd most like to go in the entire world, I chose India. India seemed the most different than my normal life.

Survivor Memoirs

- Freshman year I was hit in the face with a water polo ball. I had to have reconstructive surgery on my nose. I continued to play the same position, even with the continued risk of re-injuring my nose.

 Addiction and Compulsion Memoirs

- My fathers parents both were chain smokers when he was growing up. His father had multiple heart attacks and his mother had a collapsed lung and breast and lung cancer. 

Emotion Memoirs

- I was always happy at summer camp. I was literally never sad. The months I spent at summer camp were the best months of my life.

Spirituality Memoirs

- At summer camp, there were activities where we drank tea and sat by Lake Michigan and wrote poetry, or sang songs, or just sat and thought. These things helped me find my definition of spirituality.