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Epilogue: A Short History of The Cherokee Mental Health Institute

WebCherokee Mental Health Institute, August 2004 _____ Summer 2008 (York, Pennsylvania) In late September 2004, I gathered my laptop, notes, photocopies of old letters to and …

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Other Patients: Anna on the Lam

Web(Cherokee, Iowa) February - April 1969. What a wild weekend. Anna*, a chick who was admitted shortly after me, and her boyfriend Benito, took off from the hospital on Saturday.

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The Institution: The First Five Days

Web(Cherokee, Iowa) On admission, the patient was alert, anxious, depressed and appeared immature with a poor self-image. On the ward, she was noted to be quiet and …

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About Memoir Madness: Synopsis

WebThe girl finds a job in a diner, the owner a bitter woman who mistreats her employees. Within 10 days, Jennifer quits that job, deciding to split for Pennsylvania, long before the …

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Anonymous: A Young Man's Journey to and From Cherokee: …

WebAnonymous: A Young Man's Journey to and From Cherokee: Afraid and Involuntary, So When Will You Listen? [Editor’s note: The following was written by a young man who …

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About Memoir Madness: Summary

WebIn her coming-of-age memoir, 18-year-old Jennifer Semple embarks on a remarkable counterculture journey, beginning on the colorful streets of 1968 Hollywood and ending …

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Memoir Madness: Other Patients: Joyce

Web(Cherokee, Iowa) February-April 1969 If Penny is a lost kid dumped into the institution and Carrie a bonafide wacko, then Joyce* is just plain scary.

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Memoir Madness: Release From the Institution: Denise's Tips

WebApril 1969 (Sioux City, Iowa) (Note: upon my conditional release from Cherokee, I was required to find a job--or return to the institution. I accepted a job at Denise's Diner, a …

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Memoir Madness: Other Patients: Carrie the Cutter

Web(Cherokee, Iowa) February 1969 I’m worried about Carrie*, a 15-year-old girl I have befriended. She shuffles between Ward 2 (wacko unit) and Ward 4, depending on her …

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Excerpts: Table of Contents for Memoir Madness

WebBefore the Institution. Prologue: Caged. Chapter One: The Crystal Ship. Chapter One: Blue Moons. Chapter Two: Dark Side. Chapter Two: Flying Solo. Chapter Two: Weed

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Outtake: A Note on the Manson Family and the “Cult of …

WebOn New Year’s Eve (1968), Charles Manson told his murderous Family: “Are you hep to what the Beatles are saying? Helter Skelter is coming down. The Beatles are telling it like …

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The Institution: Proving My Sanity

Web(Cherokee, Iowa) March 1969. Staff meeting today. About 30 or so doctors and nurses sit in on this gala affair. More like the gallows. I’m not sure why they have these meetings ꟷ I …

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Caged (Prologue)

WebPost a Comment. Comments are moderated. Popular Posts Welcome to Memoir Madness: Driven to Involuntary Commitment

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Chapter 56: Driven

WebThe Long Road to Cherokee _____ February-April 1969 (Cherokee, Iowa) Driven: To the institution. I remember this part in black and white.

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For Literary Agents or Publishers

WebJennifer Semple Siegel is not currently actively seeking literary agent representation or publishers. However, interested parties are invited to check out her writing website, Why …

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Copyright, Privacy, and Accuracy Notice

WebCopyright Notice: All creative nonfiction excerpts posted on MemoirMadness.com are copyright © Jennifer Semple Siegel (unless otherwise specified), 1969 - present

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