If you're worried about which stories are true and which are fiction, remember that the story changes depending on who's telling it, because all of them always contain something true and a lot of the writer's fantasy. After all, in this world of social media, even when we pretend to be telling the truth about ourselves, we are writing a fiction.
If you're worried about which stories are true and which are fiction, remember that the story changes depending on who's telling it, because all of them always contain something true and a lot of the writer's fantasy. After all, in this world of social media, even when we pretend to be telling the truth about ourselves, we are writing a fiction.
I'm re-reading "The Teachings of Don Juan - a Yaqui way of knowledge" by Carlos Castañeda, a book I read and loved about 40 years ago. I don't usually read the same book twice, or re-watch a movie I've already seen and liked, because I know...
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