Writing Memoirs When Your Past is Your Present

by Deepthi

Richard Rushfield has written a fascinating account of trying to chronicle his mid-80s college years. In the post-James Frey era, Rushfield writes, no effort to doublecheck the past can be spared, but the past has just been multiplied by the number of characters in your story when they’re all on Facebook. It seems the past will not only come back with a vengeance but will also bring along some photographic evidence to counter your faulty memories.