>…writing, especially about one’s life, is a process of telling half-truths, exaggerated truths, and fabrications. Writing - at least the writing I enjoy reading - is rarely precise reality transcription. It’s a simulation of reality, refracted through our personal preferences, stylistic choices, and unconscious biases… > >Look closer, the writer asks, gaze at the viscera that I’m willing to show you. I’ll try to keep my guts tidy. And you, dear reader, can understand that your gaze is only partial. That your perception is limited, by your own positionality and by the amount I’m willing to share. That’s the beauty of writing and reading - embarking on a song and dance to seek understanding.