Memoir Meditation #11: Memory as ResistanceRuntime: ~ 8 minutes
In this short meditation, memoir coach Michael Williams explores Milan Kundera’s words: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.”
Kundera wrote these lines after experiencing firsthand how totalitarian regimes tried to erase truth through rewriting history. For memoir writers, the lesson is clear: when we remember and write our stories, we push back against erasure — cultural, familial, and personal.
Reflective Prompt:Write about a time when your memory clashed with someone else’s version of events. What truth did you hold onto, even when it was uncomfortable? How might writing it down now become an act of resistance — for yourself, and for others?
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