Personal Story Blogs

Discover the best independent blogs about personal story on BlogRolly.

He’s out of my league (and other lies I tell myself) — Ever thought you were too fat to be wanted? I recount 2017 when I navigated four lovers, body dysmorphia and fat shaming
Breaking the Silence and Giving a Voice to Women in the System — Incarceration should not be the end of the story. As someone who has lived through addiction and the system, I'm breakin
Homeless Twice, $3M Net Worth at 52 — From homeless twice to $3M net worth at 52, this guest post from Early Retirement Earl had me cheering on Budgets Are Se
Do You Have Any Children? A Birthmother Speaks to the Personal & the Political — Ask me "Do you have any children?" and I hesitate. In this piece I tell how I chose an open adoption and my ongoing role
7 things I’ll die mad about — 7 things that still tick me off at 48.
SkyMomChronicles- My Path to Purpose and Peace — This was my very first post on SkyMomChronicles. It's an introduction piece. A small glimpse into my mind. The beginning
From Fear to Freedom — This is a glimpse into the various challenges and habits that can keep us stuck throughout life. Fear, freedom, self-lov
No More Mirrors for the Unready! — A day that reminded me how far I’ve come, and why I’ll never explain, shrink, or soften to be accepted by someone not re
How a well-timed kind word can change everything — A handwritten letter once made me stick with economics. I recount how a Texas A M study by Edwards and Meer found a shor
Center Of It All — New album alert, Center Of It All is finally out and ready to download on CD Baby and stream on Spotify, Apple Music and
The Burger King bathroom — Ever stumbled into a Burger King bathroom and found a small underworld? A late night visit became a micro lesson about s
The Moon is Upside Down — Ever noticed the moon looks upside down from down under? After four years living in Australia I brought back a moon post
4.20 — Sunlit afternoons became intimate ambient music experiments. My iPhone voice recorder caught moments with my daughter Mi
The Budget Hotel — Late one night on a dark Virginia highway I pulled into Budget Inn after a long run and an 80s cover band gig. My Budget
So this is the new year — New year, fresh post. I explain why Symbolic Forest fell quiet for a year and narrate a hectic 2025 of work trips, medic
Let’s Get Sadly Personal — This time I step out from the archives and into something more personal. Loss, reflection, and the strange comfort of hi
Paris — I drift through Paris with a camera and no real plan, collecting small details—light on stone, metro rides, café stops,
Media Diary (April 2023) — A snapshot of what I watched, read, and listened to this month plus the stray thoughts they sparked. Casual notes on boo
Back to school — The seasonal feeling of going back to school still lingers, even years later. I wrote about notebooks, fresh starts, and
Some of my best-evers — A personal roundup of favorite things books, tools, habits, small discoveries that have stuck with me. Not a definitive
2026 Word of the Year: Light — This year I’m choosing “light” as a way to move less weight, more clarity, more noticing. I’m writing about living simpl
Flashback: Harar, Ethiopia — I’m back in Harar, wandering walled streets, coffee in hand, remembering hyena nights and the feeling of being far from
Why I Finally Walked Away From Every Platform — I quit social media and the content treadmill and wrote about what happened next. A personal essay on leaving every plat
The Problem Was Never the Holiday — I thought the holiday was the issue. It wasn’t. A personal reflection on expectations, family dynamics, and how we somet
What’s your favorite candy? — This is a sweet, memory-laced reflection on making fudge and the moments that gather around it. Part recipe mood, part p
Life is sweeter when there is money — I reflect on how life feels sweeter with money. While it doesn’t buy happiness, having financial stability removes stres
Motivation in the Life of a Human Being — I explore motivation and why it matters in the life of a human being. I share how purpose, habits, and mindset influence
Rediscovering blogging — I write about rediscovering blogging and why returning to this site feels meaningful again. After years of posting spars
alexandra's journal — I keep my personal journal here as a collection of ideas, musings, plans, and everything swirling around in my head rela
What is my hobby? — I reflect on what my real hobby actually is and realise it’s always been coding. Even though it’s also my job, I enjoy p
10 pointless facts about Me — I took a midweek work trip to Manchester and stayed overnight with my wife, giving us time to wander the city together.
Wheeze — A personal reflection on breath, fragility, and bodily awareness, written with sensitivity and quiet honesty.
February Flew Fast — A gentle monthly reflection on time slipping by, noticing small moments, weather changes, and the emotional texture of a
Viennese Sandwiches — A quietly observant piece blending food, memory, and place. Through the simple act of making Viennese sandwiches, the es
May 2024 — A month of small insights and links that resist acceleration, favouring curiosity, patience, and selective engagement.
Best of Spring — A seasonal roundup capturing moments, ideas, and observations from spring part personal archive, part cultural snapshot.
A big fat failure — Business collapse confession: debts piled, dreams crashed. Honest autopsy reveals hubris, teaches redemption through sma
Desert thoughts — A sparse, contemplative piece shaped by landscape and silence. Uses the desert as a metaphor for clarity, isolation, and
Love, “SEE”ing, staying cool — A lyrical meditation on perception, affection, and emotional regulation. Blends observation with feeling, suggesting tha
Beloved, I miss you. — A tender address to absence. This poem holds grief and devotion side by side, letting longing speak plainly without urge
May 2025 — May 2025: Pi 5 cluster homelab experiments, mole poblano cooking fail documented, WebGPU raytracing demos. Critiques App
January 2026 — January 2026: Grok 4.1 launch reactions, Mexico City smog worsens, indie game jam entries, RSS revival posts. Notes Trum
December 2025 — A monthly collection of short reflections capturing the closing mood of the year attention, restraint, media fragments,
Where I Stand — Reflective piece about “where I stand” in life and politics: place, values, and the uneasy balance between hope and fati
The Cancer Project: A is for Anaemia — An alphabet‑style entry where “A is for anaemia,” unpacking fatigue, hospital routines, and the quiet fear behind medica
The Cancer Project: Hair, Part 1 — The first part of a candid series about navigating cancer and hair loss: what it feels like, how others react, and the s
The Cancer Project: Hair Part II — A deeply personal continuation of “The Cancer Project,” focusing on hair loss and regrowth as symbols of identity, vulne
How to Simplify Towards the Year’s End — Offers a pared‑down year‑end ritual: a few reflective questions, small celebrations, and intentional letting‑go instead
Honoring Death — A personal story about Leo’s grandmother and the quiet lessons she embodied presence, kindness, simplicity. It reflects
My Friend Leah - Update 6 — Earlier dispatch in the Leah series, detailing communications, supply shortages, and the emotional toll of witnessing Ga