Foreword by Vivian Gornick
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Necessary Fictions of the Self
1. Back Talk: Getting Started by Talking Back to Your Inner Censors
2. "Spots of Time": Learning to Remember
3. "Just Make It Up, Then See If It Is True": Imagination Coming to the Aid of Memory
4. Using Photographs and Other Documentary Evidence
5. A Story in Search of Its Subject: How to Find Your Plot
6. The Self in the Story: Finding Your Voice
7. To Tell or Not to Tell: Ethical Considerations in Writing a Memoir
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