\documentclass[9pt,openany]{memoir}

\input{parts/1-packages}
\input{parts/2-memoir}
\input{parts/3-variables}
\input{parts/4-commands}

%%% Get it started
\checkandfixthelayout % Required if you have altered settings for the memoir class
\begin{document}

\pagenumbering{roman}

\input{chapters/1-titlepage}
\input{chapters/2-impressum}

%% TOC
\pagestyle{empty}
\tableofcontents
\cleardoublepage % Delete if TOC runs to 2n pages
\setcounter{page}{1}

\pagestyle{empty}
\listoffigures


%% Begin Contents
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\pagestyle{kpage}
\chapterstyle{kchap}

\input{chapters/thoreau}
\input{chapters/nativesofanotherland}
\input{chapters/natives}
\input{chapters/sunday_mornings}
\input{chapters/monsieur_le_chat}
\end{document}

%%% Chapter template
\chapter{}

\begin{multicols*}{2}

\lettrine[lraise=0.0, nindent=-0pt]{}{}

\end{multicols*}