I reread Ongoingness today. It is such a lovely little book. It is a reflection on writing, time, and memory and forgetfulness. On the surface Manguso writes about her obsessively keeping a diary for 25 years. While doing so ,she talks about what it means to exist in time “with each recollection, the memory of it further degrades.” And that we forget, or perhaps not notice, the vast majority of the life we live. No matter how hard we try to document each moment. Well worth reading multiple times.
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