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The man who balanced stones took them home to bed with him, you know. He rolled them under the covers and ran the soles of his feet, callous by callous, over the fissures and dimples. He knew the landscape of limestone and slate, the terrain of every one of those…
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THE ROLE OF MEMORY IN STORYTELLING
Originally posted on Melissa Shaw-Smith:
My youngest son just turned seven. Watching him play with his birthday Lego, it dawned on me that he has reached my memory lifetime, that is, the age from which I have distinct memories. It was also the age I vividly remember writing my first story. It was about a…