I also know that it is, by virtue of memory, prone to wild inaccuracies-the errata alone could fill another 20,000 words. I do know that it covers every year of my life from age 10 and up. Is it a playlist, a creative writing experiment, a short story collection, a 50,000 word memoir? I can’t say I’m still too close to it. The result is rather difficult to pin down. Those weeks, in hindsight, produced some of my favorite pieces. Every week or two I contemplated quitting, certain I had run out of ideas. The longer the project went on, the more complicated these stories became, and the more difficult it became to keep writing. Regardless, the conclusion was the same: By the start of the workday, I would have some song paired with some memory, condensed into 2-4 iPhone-sized notes screenshots, and hit “Post.” There was no ability to edit, and it shows. Others, I’d wake up with absolutely nothing. Sometimes I’d have a draft or two saved up from the previous evening, and the morning would be an opportunity to polish. I would wake up before 7am, no exceptions, and write. So for 100 consecutive days, I followed a very particular routine. It would go “until this thing ends.” I assumed that meant two or three weeks. Every morning, 7 days a week, I would share a song and a piece of writing about a memory it recalled. So on March 19 2020, towards the beginning of shelter-in-place, I decided to embark on a challenge via this Twitter thread. Some are great, others embarrassing-all inform who I am. The songs that stick are always entangled with certain times and places. What Is This, And How Am I Supposed To Read It?įor me, music is almost entirely about memory. Note: In addition to being a music-inspired memoir, this is also meant to function as a literal playlist! You can listen along on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube.
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