The International Memoir Writers Association is thrilled to present the sixth volume of compelling true stories from our annual Memoir Showcase contest. This volume's winning selections are inspired by the theme, What Just Happened?

This engaging and entertaining volume is filled with stories, such as a little Iranian girl in Tehran watching the U.S. hostage crisis unfold on TV, a teenager in Germany who learns how fast life can change in seven-point-nine seconds, and a young woman tripping on acid who meets her birth father for the first time. In the spirit of the Shaking the Tree series, this anthology goes there unapologetically.

You can't make this stuff up.