diff --git a/zsh/memo/common.zsh b/zsh/memo/common.zsh
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/zsh/memo/common.zsh
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+_DEPENDENCIES+=()
+_REQUIRED_ENV+=()
+source ${0:a:h}/../common.zsh
+#####################################################################
+
+set +o noglob
+MEMO__FILETYPE=md
+MEMO__DIR="$SCWRYPTS_DATA_PATH/memo"
+[ ! -d $MEMO__DIR ] && mkdir -p $MEMO__DIR
+
+LIST_MEMOS() { ls $MEMO__DIR | sed "s/\.$MEMO__FILETYPE$//" | sort; }
+
+# TODO : remove deprecated migration
+[ -d $HOME/.memos ] && {
+	__Yn 'detected legacy memos folder; upgrade now?' && {
+		mv $HOME/.memos/* $MEMO__DIR
+		rmdir "$HOME/.memos"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/zsh/memo/open b/zsh/memo/open
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/zsh/memo/open
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+#!/bin/zsh
+_DEPENDENCIES+=()
+_REQUIRED_ENV+=()
+source ${0:a:h}/common.zsh
+#####################################################################
+
+OPEN_MEMO() {
+	local MEMO_NAME=$(LIST_MEMOS | __FZF_TAIL 'select/create a memo')
+	[ ! "$MEMO_NAME" ] && __ABORT
+
+	MEMO_FILE="$MEMO__DIR/$MEMO_NAME.$MEMO__FILETYPE"
+
+	[ ! -f $MEMO_FILE ] && {
+		__STATUS "creating memo '$MEMO_NAME'"
+		echo "# $MEMO_NAME" > "$MEMO_FILE" \
+			&& __SUCCESS "created memo '$MEMO_NAME'" \
+			|| __FAIL 1 "failed to create '$MEMO_FILE'" \
+			;
+	}
+
+	DATESTRING="## $(date '+%A, %B %-d, %Y')"
+	grep -q "$DATESTRING" "$MEMO_FILE" || echo "$DATESTRING" >> "$MEMO_FILE"
+
+	__STATUS "opening memo '$MEMO_NAME' for editing"
+	__EDIT "$MEMO_FILE"
+	__SUCCESS "finished editing memo '$MEMO_NAME'"
+}
+
+
+
+#####################################################################
+OPEN_MEMO $@
diff --git a/zsh/memo/remove b/zsh/memo/remove
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c486854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh/memo/remove
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+#!/bin/zsh
+_DEPENDENCIES+=()
+_REQUIRED_ENV+=()
+source ${0:a:h}/common.zsh
+#####################################################################
+
+OPEN_MEMO() {
+	local MEMO_NAME=$(LIST_MEMOS | __FZF 'select a memo to delete')
+	local MEMO_FILE="$MEMO__DIR/$MEMO_NAME.$MEMO__FILETYPE"
+	[ "$MEMO_NAME" ] && [ -f "$MEMO_FILE" ] || __ABORT
+
+	__STATUS "--- START OF MEMO ---------------------------------------------------"
+	cat "$MEMO_FILE"
+	__STATUS "--- END OF MEMO -----------------------------------------------------"
+
+	__WARNING
+	__WARNING 'memos are not backed up by default; deletion is permanent!'
+	__WARNING
+
+	__yN 'are you sure you want to delete this memo?' || __ABORT
+
+	__STATUS "deleting memo '$MEMO_FILE'"
+	rm "$MEMO_FILE" \
+		&& __SUCCESS "removed memo '$MEMO_NAME'" \
+		|| __FAIL 1 "failed to remove memo '$MEMO_NAME'" \
+		;
+}
+
+
+
+#####################################################################
+OPEN_MEMO $@