Every story is a pebble. Together, they make the path.
Welcome to Pen Your Past, a growing collection of true stories from midlife women. Each story is small on its own — but when placed together, they create something beautiful, lasting, and worth walking beside.
Why Pen Your Past?
Not every woman has children, family, or a circle to remember her. But every woman has stories worth sharing — even the small, ordinary moments of life. The Path of Pebbles is a place to leave your mark in words, whether long or short, polished or imperfect.
Learn more about why I created this space → ABOUT PEN YOUR PAST
Choose a Pebble Path
Stories come in many forms. Explore by category or place your own pebble on the path.
Simple days
Routines
Small Joys
School
Family
Early Memories
Partners
Friends
Heartbreaks
Connections
Jobs
Career
Volunteering
Passions
Challenges
Recoveries
Lessons Learned
Place Your Pebble on the Path
Your story doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be yours. Whether it’s a favorite day, a turning point, or a small memory, your words belong here.
Looking for a spark? Each week, I post a memory prompt with my own short story on Project: Improve Me. Start there if you’re unsure what to write.
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Recent Pebbles
- Love, Patience, and Pawprints: Life with Four Pets
When I brought home four pets — two dogs and two cats — I thought I was filling my house with fun. And I… - Morning Then vs. Morning Now
When my son was little, mornings were a blur of cartoons, cereal bowls, and mismatched socks. I was always rushing — packing lunches, checking… - My Grandma’s Kitchen Always Smelled Like Home
My grandma’s house always smelled like food — pies cooling on the counter, soup simmering on the stove, bread rising in the oven. She… - The Soundtrack of My Life
Growing up, music was my escape. My walls were plastered with posters of rock bands, and I lived for the radio countdown. Later, as… - What’s in my Purse
If you’d opened my purse in my twenties, you’d have found diapers, toy cars, and probably a crushed granola bar. My whole life was… - Where Were You When…
Some moments fade into the background, but others carve themselves into our memory. They’re the “where were you when” kind of moments — the…
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