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Remembering my words with regret.

Thoughts on writing and memory

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IMANI PERRY
Oct 10, 2024
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I have a somewhat embarrassing habit when I reflect on my own writing. I remember it as deeply flawed, poorly composed, and not at all what I intended when I set out to do it. It doesn’t matter where it was published, or whether or how it was received, this is what my memory tells me. I have a theory or two as to why.

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