On Writing: Breathing through the white space…

Memory makes history, and with time, thepastbecomes a collection of stories, some perhaps, better than others.

Thebad ones –if you find a way to exorcise them– lose their power over you. Writingthem down is one such way, breathing through that white space between the words.

Detachment –just enough towrite in the third person – is looking outside of the experience, and hopefully, through a fresh pair of eyes, further embeds that stripping of power; seeing it play out from another perspective....