Welcome to My Virtual Desk

Welcome to my virtual desk! (Good thing this one’s virtual because my actual desk is not nearly so neat!) I approach reminiscence and life story writing with an emphasis on creativity while striving to preserve the essence of your family’s unique legacy. When not at my desk, I’m often at the local library or bookstore reading other memoirs or craft books on writing and editing. I’m always reading, writing, and learning.

For starters, please explore my website!

There you will find a blog, testimonials, press, and a way of reaching me!

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About The Enduring Elephant

my name is priscilla mccormick, and…

I am the writer behind Enduring Elephant Memoirs. I earned my bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brown University with honors in 1991. A recipient of the Minnie Hicks Prize for academic excellence, I was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior and graduated magna cum laude. In the summer of 2008, I participated in the Brown Writers’ Symposium on creative nonfiction.

Under the tutelage of Mary O’Brien Tyrrell in her June 2017 class “Jumpstart Your Memoir Writing Business” at the Cape Cod campus of Bridgewater State University in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, I conceived of the idea for Enduring Elephant Memoirs. Having worked as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home in the past, I have always harbored an affection for elders in addition to a love of writing.

I currently reside on Cape Cod, where I enjoy reading, writing, and learning, with my husband, Wesley McCormick, and our family cat.

available for

writing your memoir
memoir editing advice
working with you on your manuscript
brainstorming and idea conception
teaching memoir writing basics

currently working on

writing my own memoir on surviving postpartum problems

Write Your Life Story

Longing to write your memoir?

Want to preserve your family’s true stories?

Give the gift of memoir

Let’s get started!

Together we will publish your life story.

Storytelling as Community

Storytelling affords the ability to connect people over time. I hope you will find that this online community feels just as welcoming as real sharing. Sharing life stories offers perspective for self-reflection; a transformative path to healing the past; and a way of building community. So whether you want to capture your own recollections and need a little guidance, or you want me to recount your experiences for your loved ones, dust off your pen and paper, boot up your computer, and let’s start writing together!

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
—Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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