Lovely read, Kiki. I do hope to write a memoir at some point in the future, sooner than I may imagine--I have the book cover ready to keep me motivated and I practice writing on a blog I created exclusively for this. And yes, memoir writing is not easy--in my case, I often get stuck because of the "what will family/friends think when I write the truth" issue. I do believe I'll get past all that (they really should have behaved better ya know). Easier said than done. But never giving up.

Bookmarking your post--and pinching myself for not subscribing to AOM earlier. Remedied that now. In my defense I only just realized it is a Substack newsletter. Thank you. You are an amazing writer.