When Memories Feel Fuzzy: How to Write Through the Gaps

If you’ve ever sat down to write about your life and thought, I can’t remember enough to do this, you’re not alone.

Most of us assume memoir writing requires perfect recall: dates, dialogue, the color of the wallpaper in 1973. But memory doesn’t work that way.

And that’s okay. In fact, that’s perfect. Because a memoir isn’t about remembering everything, it’s about remembering what matters.