why we read a memoir
2025-03-13 17:47 Note Type: Tags:memoir, journal, diary
Memoirs
People don’t read memoirs because the author had extraordinary experiences. (Though sometimes they did, and that’s great.) They read for connection with another human story, for the parts that ring beautiful and true. To glimpse the bits of personhood in which they recognise themselves.
No matter your beliefs, everything can be a prayer and anything can be sacred. A small daily ritual. A detail that matters. A song. A point of light.
Even this moment. Especially this moment.