The job of a memoirist (someone who writes memoir) is "capturing a shift. A heartbeat. A memory that still stings or sings," so says Writers of the West. In Project #1, you're trying to recollect (and tell) a story about your experience with belonging at Saint Mary's College that can be told in 4-5 mins. This might seem simple, but we are looking to share a real experience that we can retell with lots of sensory details. So much so that our audience feels like they're with yo