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Zoë Landale's avatar

This is true about weaving being an art itself. It's an interesting challenge to try to approach a hole in the narrative in a spirit of genuine enquiry.

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Leslie McBain's avatar

The weaving is an art in itself.

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Zoë Landale's avatar

And thanks for your thoughtful comment, Leslie.

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Joy Llewellyn's avatar

I have some hard questions I never asked my father. Or my mother. And as I contemplate a family memoir I’ve been wondering what to do with those questions. This is a chat I look forward to sharing with you, Zoe. Another beautiful, thoughtful substack. ❤️

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Zoë Landale's avatar

Thank you, Joy. Interesting that these hard questions are now banging up against you with the memoir you're writing. I don't know what happens to us, we think we have endless time with people, even as they're getting older? Or we forget these hard questions because they're painful and there other, day-to-day problems to deal with? I think this missing bits of family history is a universal experience!

Look forward to discussing this further with you, perhaps a glass of wine.

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