I was interested in the ways we can write biography. When you're first starting to write about your own life it feels so shapeless because you don't know how to make your own story cohesive. How do I pluck a… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
Writing helps us heal in certain way, but it doesn't make the experience of thinking about writing that occasion any less painful. When you revisit trauma, you don't know what's going to be triggering for you because you don't know how it's connected in your mind. So in the same way when we write something, it doesn't completely resolve the… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share
You can pretty much do it with anything. You can tell your life story with all the jeans you've worn, or every pair of… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
Florida is kind of notorious. But also because it's a rich place. Phonetically, narratively, historically. I wanted to know Florida better and I could… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
I was interested in the ways we can write biography. When you're first starting to write about your own life it feels so shapeless… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
When you write about people three dimensionally, it inspires a sense of empathy. That would be something that I want people to take away… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
I just always felt like animals are spirit guides. I really like animals, I've always felt really drawn to them; they have this energy… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
In "Mother-Father-God," I talk about how the new thought movement led me to be superstitious. I think that might resonate with a lot of… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
I feel like I always learn when I'm writing, even when I'm not writing about myself. I'm careful not to judge; I try to… — Sarah Gerard Copy Share Image
