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Jeneane Nicodemus's avatar

Thank you for this. It helps set my anger aside…

I read the article by Ciment, and although I understood her “reconsideration” I also was a bit miffed at her fabrication. She was in co-dependent relationship, and one that didn’t allow for her own truth. Maybe she felt a need to defend her love and their connection. But like you stated here, her truth didn’t change. She just wasn’t ready to tell it.

I like your thoughts on emotional truth. We can’t always claim the fabric of the story, but we can claim our emotional truths. It’s not for the faint of heart- this Memoir stuff is hard, and at times painful and risky.

Thanks for your post and your defending of the genre and those who take it to heart.

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Linda Joy Myers's avatar

I was thinking in terms of memoirists being more concerned about stating what they believe now their truths are. They might worry-what if later I change my mind? Should I take a stand or not?

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