Peggy Carouthers

Peggy Carouthers is a freelance writer and editor based in Knoxville, Tennessee. She is currently writing a memoir about her experiences with mental illness, abuse, and the absurd.

Stories By Peggy Carouthers

Memoir

The Day I Realized I Could Never Make My Mom Grow Up

Story by Peggy Carouthers | May 2, 2016

My stepdad always kept my mother’s mental illness and alcoholism under control. But after he suffered a massive stroke, everything went haywire.

Memoir

How a Homeless Stint in High School Brought My Family Together

Story by Peggy Carouthers | February 8, 2016

While my friends focused on school crushes and prom dates, my recently evicted family shared a bleak motel room—and finally faced how my mother’s mental illness led us there.

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