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By Keith Connes, Member, The Computer Club, FL
September 2018 issue, The Journal of The Computer Club, Inc.

www.scccomputerclub.org/
diane (at) scccomputerclub.org

Here’s a way to use your computer to create a legacy: Write a memoir. It
doesn’t matter whether you are a beginning writer or a seasoned pro – or
even if you don’t consider yourself to be a writer at all. Write a memoir to
present the gift of your inner self to your family, friends, and perhaps a wid-
er audience. You might find that you’ve acquired a new hobby!

A memoir can give your loved ones a greater insight into who you are and how you got to be-
come the person you are – your thoughts, your feelings, your adventures through life, and the
things you learned along the way.

Let me be clear as to what I mean by “memoir.” Some people may think of that word “memoir” as
meaning an autobiography. Well, yes, an autobiography is a very extensive memoir, taking in the
entire life of the subject, but a memoir can also be just a small nugget of that person’s existence
– a series of reminiscences, or even a single recollection. So, it’s not that daunting a task.
Even so, would your memoir really be that valuable to others? Well, think of somebody who is
important to you, be it a spouse, relative, or friend – and even though you’ve known that person
for years, you sense that there are aspects of her or his life that you don’t know about and wish
you did. Not necessarily skeletons in the closet, but – well, wouldn’t it be fun to know that Mom
always wanted to be a trapeze artist, but somehow never got around to it?

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