Memoir and the Creative Process
W. Ian O'Byrne,
Jul 02, 2021
There's this idea floating around that people should keep their professional and their personal lives separate. That's the magic that allows people to say "it's nothing personal" or "it's just business" while brutalizing someone in the workplace. I've never accepted that point of view, and I'm always welcoming when people tell us about their personal stories in their blog or publication. Being a human is hard - I speak from experience. It shapes everything we do. There's no requirement to share everything (I don't). It's up to you. But I always feel a bit better when I know about who I'm reading. Their trauma is my trauma, and that's never far from my mind. Via Aaron Davis.
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