nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvl5j580ejksguegqz9y3h39leug0wznltnxehtmt09lt9e8h9q0qc72udq (nprofile…2udq) Yes, I do draw upon my life, or my perception of events (I didn’t mean to imply that I don’t). My experiences are critical for writing because they serve as the bridge to understanding similar experiences.
I’ve no desire to relive my childhood, but I use it in creative ways. I had terrible parents, and used to imagine wonderful parents. It’s those imagined parents that Riparia loses when she’s six.
Those imagined parents were based on adults I met as a child.