Memory is an act of meaning-making. It collects the disparate pieces of our lives and distills them..

To name the world in your own terms, to tell your own story, is an act of authority and power. When you write, you are saying, in effect, 'I have a v….

Of the five senses, smell is the one with the best memory..

Effective metaphor does more than shed light on the two things being compared. It actually brings to the mind's eye something that has never before b….

I fall into books the way I fall into lust - wholly, hungrily..