The gathering of Mother Memoir stories started after my mother’s death over a decade ago.  At that time, for reasons soon to be apparent, I sent a note to close friends and relatives asking them to send memories in story form about mother figures. Below is the letter I sent back then, which precipitated the release that was just the beginning of the remarkable chorus of voices that came pouring forth from TellTale Souls. “Dear_______,My mother’s death last fall prompted a plethora of remembrances. Through the tears of sorrow, bright rays of sunlight streaked as my sister and I talked of things recalled—great memories we enjoyed and hope to keep alive within our family.Invariably, when I spoke to friends or relatives at that time, their memories too were jogged. And they’d tell little stories. Sometimes about my mother, but more often than not, their stories were about their mothers.I found each story interesting. They ran the gamut from hilarious, passionate, bitter-sweet