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Writing a food memoir creates a lasting legacy that preserves your family's history, traditions, and culture in a deeply personal way. Recipes and culinary stories act as a tangible bridge between generations, allowing descendants to connect with their heritage and understand the lived experiences of their ancestors. Food memoirs can reflect on the events, relationships, emotions, and thoughts tied to food, cooking, and eating, and can also explore your growth and change over time. Use your narrative to convey your food journey using personal stories, foibles, words of wisdom, and recipes to anchor your path along the way. This online class promises fun and inspiration along the way as you engage in conversation with other participants, share recipes and experiences, and finally record such an important part of your life's story! This is a unique, group online workshop that is self-paced but offers the opportunity to share your work with fellow participants, enjoy group discussions, receive personal feedback and guidance from the instructor, and so much more. Simply log on at your convenience each week and review lessons, access prompts, write and upload your compositions, and so much more. The platform is very user-friendly and easy to navigate. Once you register, you will receive an invitation to the class a day prior to the start date. Please check your spam folder if you do not see it in your inbox. You can also send an email to eastendwritersjourney@outlook.com. About Maria Orlando Pietromonaco, Your Instructor: Maria has been a journalist, author, storyteller, and editor for over 35 years. Her passion is inspiring people to tell their own stories, offering wisdom, guidance, and compassion along the way. Testimonial: "Should you be lucky enough to sign up for a writing workshop led by Maria Pietromonaco, you’ll soon realize you’ve landed in the best possible place to begin to write." - Barbara Willensky
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