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Combine your audio and text files into a Visually Impressive Flipbook!

Transform your babble recordings into a visually engaging ebook! See this link for an example of an online flipbook: https://www.babblestash.com/online-store/MOST-POPULAR-Multimedia-EBook-The-Flipbook-Combines-Sound-and-Transcribed-Words-p99781799 Flipbook is an interactive format for presenting traditional print documents. This format makes digital issues resemble paper ones and drives more attention and engagement to the content. Now that you have the recordings and transcr

Cats and Dogs - No, It's Not Raining

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. - Groucho Marx - Here's a memory that I am glad to add to my memoir. It's not anything particularly special but it does show how I became someone's hero! Let the record reflect that fact that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of cats. They hiss at me, plus I am super allergic to them. Anyhow, I woke up late one day for work and my dog was crazy barking as if someone was trying to break into our hou

Why Should You Write Your Memoir?

This story was initially published in Psychology Today. Here is the original link to the story: Memoir Article. Diana Raab is the author of two full-length memoirs and many short personal essays. People often ask her why people write memoirs. What she usually tells them is that there are a multitude of reasons, but typically, it stems from a burning need to do so. The memoirists whom she interviewed for her research claimed they had a story to tell and felt they were the only

Checked Into God's Waiting Room

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt It's not a nursing home, it's a retirement home. That's what my kids tell us. They say it will be easier for us and easier for them. Regardless of what it's called, I think it's God's waiting room. This will be the last place we will live. It's very weird to think and even say that. We've traveled the world. Put three kids through college. We've lived a good life. It's so scary to see