Stephanie Godinez is a writer whose work is published as Stephanie Jarbeck Godinez. She is the creator of Spoken Mementos, a personal storytelling project.
The project brings together essays, visual memory pieces, and illustrated recipes that preserve the moments, places, and people that shape a life. Through writing, collage, and design, each piece captures small but meaningful memories of childhood places, family traditions, everyday rituals, and the quiet details that stay with us long after they pass.
Spoken Mementos began as a way to document stories tied to place and memory. Some are told through traditional essays, while others take visual form, combining photographs, textures, and design elements to create narrative collages. The Recipe Box continues this idea through food, preserving recipes connected to seasons, family, and shared tables.
Stephanie Godinez holds a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) and has long been interested in memory, archives, and the ways stories are preserved across generations. Spoken Mementos reflects that interest, serving as a small archive of everyday life.
Stephanie Godinez, published as Stephanie Jarbeck Godinez, is a writer based in Pennsylvania whose essays explore memory, place, and personal history.
Her essays have appeared in Punxsutawney Hometown Magazine and Harrisburg Magazine.
The website, spokenmementos.com, is the official website of writer Stephanie Godinez (Stephanie Jarbeck Godinez).
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