Memory
The more a person recalls a memory, the more they change it. Each time they put it into language, it shifts. The more you describe a memory, the more likely it is that you are making a story that fits your life, resolves the past, creates a fiction you can live with. It’s what writers do. Once you open your mouth, you are moving away from the truth of things. According to neuroscience.
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The meaning behind "Lady in the Water" Long ago I came across this excellent analysis of what must be one of the most unapprecia...
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Bittersweet romatic short story with hints of time travel Originally posted http://web.archive.org/web/20090223182332/http://homepage.mac.c...
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by Allen M. Poteshman University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Unusual Option Market Activity and the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, ...