Nellie sent me a link last night to a Ted Talk by Lynda Barry, the writer and cartoonist: "Writing the Unthinkable."
"Who was your first crush?" she asked. Audience members were asked to call out the initials of the name of that person. A noisy response.
"Who was your third crush?" she asked. Not so noisy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjofUnKK20M&feature=youtu.be
It was four in the morning when I watched it, and I'll watch it again later today after a doctor's appointment and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY lunch for Kate's birthday. (Happy Birthday, Kate!)
But for now, ask yourself: "Who WAS your first crush? Who was your third?"
And what does the vividness of a memory have to do with "writing the unthinkable"?
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