The New Memoir
Bad Catholic
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“How could the very thing that felt like my salvation be the exact thing that signaled my mother’s ruin?”
In Bad Catholic, Joe Thomas strips away the secrets of a life defined by an unwanted adoption by a predatory stepfather and a mother who retreated into an alcoholic haze to deny the undeniable. It is the raw account of a boy forced to balance the innocence of childhood and the pressures of being a teenager with the “house of horrors” he returned to every night.
Fiercely honest and unflinching, this memoir marks the shift from a life defined by family secrets to a man defining himself by his own truth. It is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the courage it takes to finally stop waiting for a rescue and decide, once and for all,it’s time to save myself.
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Distribution: Available wholesale via Ingram.
Wholesale Discount: 55% Standard
Inventory: Returnable
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9950784-0-1
Memoir Writing Workshop
Who Am I When I Write About My Past? From Character to Narrator.
What is this workshop about?
The theme of the workshop is memoir writing, but with a twist. Instead of focusing on the logistics of writing a memoir, this workshop dives into the gap and space in time between when we lived the experience (the character) and when we write about it (the narrator).
What people are saying about the Memoir Writing Workshop
“I loved how welcoming this workshop was and how it gave us time to experience the process of writing from our character’s perspective, then transitioning to our narrative voice.”
“The organization of it (clear, succinct pieces of information, writing time, time for sharing out). And, of course, Joe’s delivery (balancing humor, information, and compassion).”
“I really enjoyed the writing exercise and how guided it was.”