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Histories of Our Own
Amy Leibowitz historical fiction memoir writing
This month, we've been focusing on historical fiction. Today, I'm talking about a different kind of history: our own.
Most people probably have an idea of what "historical" means. The word often conjures images of times long past. We might now think of the mid-20th century as history, since it's more than fifty years gone. We might even think of the 1970s, 80s, or 90s as history because they're part of the last century. We may think of history in terms of large-scale events such as wars or national crises.
Note what all...