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“That’s Not How I Remember It”: Creative Nonfiction and the Art of Dealing with Doubters

In this essay at The Review Review, creative nonfiction writer Megan Galbraith discusses the unavoidably subjective and emotional nature of memory, and the delicate balance between preserving family ties and telling your truth.

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