I can so relate to that urgency. There are so many stories, and I want to osmosis them into my brain. It's taking discipline to slow down and give the intimacy of each story the time and space it deserves. Thanks for reading, Rona!
Reading memoir, I am keenly aware that a real human lived this story and met the challenge of bringing it to the world, often in the face of resistance from within and without. Memoir has an intimacy and urgency that pull me back again and again, as a reader and a writer.
I love that you're writing and publishing this Substack, and I want to add that what I find riveting in memoir is when the author captures the universal themes that their own life story happens to illustrate. In this sense, memoir is not about "me," it's about those universal themes we share in the human experience. This kind of art brightens the connections between humans as we realize our interconnectivity in having this human experience as spiritual beings.
This is so so true - the fact that as you read, this is someone's life. The emotions we feel when reading it must be multiplied by thousands for the person themself. I have just written a review for 'This is not a pity Memoir' would love your feedback - have you read it?
I can so relate to that urgency. There are so many stories, and I want to osmosis them into my brain. It's taking discipline to slow down and give the intimacy of each story the time and space it deserves. Thanks for reading, Rona!
Reading memoir, I am keenly aware that a real human lived this story and met the challenge of bringing it to the world, often in the face of resistance from within and without. Memoir has an intimacy and urgency that pull me back again and again, as a reader and a writer.
I love that you're writing and publishing this Substack, and I want to add that what I find riveting in memoir is when the author captures the universal themes that their own life story happens to illustrate. In this sense, memoir is not about "me," it's about those universal themes we share in the human experience. This kind of art brightens the connections between humans as we realize our interconnectivity in having this human experience as spiritual beings.
Yes! And I love finding the universal in the least expected books and people. I'm still learning to slow down and listen.
I hear you and I also have so much gratitude for the connections we make through the journey of writing! ✨🌟💖🙏🕊️
This is so so true - the fact that as you read, this is someone's life. The emotions we feel when reading it must be multiplied by thousands for the person themself. I have just written a review for 'This is not a pity Memoir' would love your feedback - have you read it?