What surprised me most was how much Desmond was describing my early life in describing poverty.
I worked so hard to hide growing up poor from everyone for so long I tricked myself into believing I didn’t.
I actually forgot.
It took memoir writing for me to look at my past and acknowledge how bad it was. Each time I listen to a memoir by som…
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What surprised me most was how much Desmond was describing my early life in describing poverty.
I worked so hard to hide growing up poor from everyone for so long I tricked myself into believing I didn’t.
I actually forgot.
It took memoir writing for me to look at my past and acknowledge how bad it was. Each time I listen to a memoir by som…
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