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Saturday, February 27, 2016
The things you learn.
We've probably all heard it said that truth is stranger than fiction. Right?
In learning recent truths about some pretty 'out-there' sorts of things, it made me really think about that. So many people write about what they know, even if the finished product is just loosely based on those things. When you read fiction, there is probably some thread of truth or experience lent to the characters or scenarios. When I think about it that way, I realize that fiction IS truth, to some extent.
Whatever it takes for me to not feel that my life and family history isn't stranger than fiction, right? It IS fiction for someone. For me, it's my truth. Somewhere along the way you make peace with it all, I suppose.
In learning recent truths about some pretty 'out-there' sorts of things, it made me really think about that. So many people write about what they know, even if the finished product is just loosely based on those things. When you read fiction, there is probably some thread of truth or experience lent to the characters or scenarios. When I think about it that way, I realize that fiction IS truth, to some extent.
Whatever it takes for me to not feel that my life and family history isn't stranger than fiction, right? It IS fiction for someone. For me, it's my truth. Somewhere along the way you make peace with it all, I suppose.
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