Reflection from "summary" of The Liars' Club by Mary Karr
In the still pond of my mind, I see the ripples of memories spreading out in all directions. Each reflection is a distorted version of reality, like looking at oneself in a funhouse mirror. The images shimmer and shift, changing with the passage of time and the vagaries of memory. As I gaze into the murky depths of my past, I am confronted with ghosts of my former self. The child I once was stares back at me, her eyes wide with wonder and fear. She is a stranger to me now, a figment of my imagination, yet I am inexorably drawn to her. I see her pain and her joy, her confusion and her clarity. She is a part of me, and I cannot escape her. But as I continue to reflect on my past, I begin to see the patterns that have shaped me. The traumas and triumphs, the loves and losses, all com...
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