Hall in The Paris Review

Meredith’s essay, “We Are Built to Forget,” was recently published in The Paris Review Daily.

“We need to forget. Imagine remembering every fractional moment of every morning, as you showered, fed your children or made your coffee, pulled the door closed and turned the key. Like bad narrative writing, every moment would be equally important, the golden juice dripping through fingers as significant as walking out of my high school in shame one cold winter day. What meaning could we make if every second asked for our full attention?”

Read the full piece at The Paris Review.

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