AJ Romriell

Nov 18, 2024 | memoirland.substack.com | Emily Berry |Gabrielle Bellot |AJ Romriell |Joy Lanzendorfer

Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by Sari Botton, now featuring four verticals:Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web brought to you by Narratively, The Rumpus,  Granta, Oldster Magazine, Literary Hub, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, and Electric Literature. Below is this week’s curation. First Person Singular, featuring original personal essays. Recently I published “The Year of the Cat,” by .

Nov 14, 2024 | electricliterature.com | AJ Romriell

Teetering on the edge, I slip from my shoes and take a seat on the sand, surprised at how comfortable it feels. The Great Salt Lake shoreline is behind me, rocky and jagged. This sand is soft, a startling contrast as I wiggle my feet and bury them deep. I lift a handful of specks to my eyes. I know about this lake, though this is the closest I’ve ever been.