Give a quick read to these three local news articles from this week's papers.
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/vashon/vib/news/59382127.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009890047_seagulls18m.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009896521_apwamicrosoftcougar.html
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Sept. 16--Truth and fiction
After our Monday discussion of Ashley Warlick and her "recollection" of hitting all those birds, I thought, "Must a memoir be true?" Remember the fuss a few years ago that came out the revelation by Oprah Winfrey that James Frey's best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces, was full of lies? Was it so bad that he lied about his addiction and recovery, or that he told an impassioned story about the same? Must a memoir be true.
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