This makes me think of my friend and one of my favorite writers, Sean H. There are, of course, some gaps my journal doesn’t cover, so in those cases I’ve had to rely on the slippery tendrils of memory I’ve managed to hold onto. Then I looked at the journals and the gaps in my memory were largely filled in by what was in those pages. I began writing the first draft when I was 27 and my task was to write it all out as I remembered it chronologically. Jesse Bradley: In the Author’s Note at the beginning of Excavation, you write, “I’ve relied on handwritten, detailed journals from the period of time that this memoir covers, as well as my own memory.” Did you ever question your memory when using it to fill in the gaps your journals didn’t cover? If so, what did you do to get your memory back on track? Ortiz about her incredible memoir, Excavation, her next book, Hollywood Notebook (Writ Large Press, 2015), her writing process, and whether Robert Smith made Siouxsie and The Banshees a better band.
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