I should have pointed out or at least created a link to Alexander Chee, who has written much about erasure, and the phrase about not participating in your own erasure comes from him. It can be a highly political act, and he writes about that. It can be a very private act, which I was referring to here, and there are so many shades in between, all of them causing enormous damage to all parties concerned. Never be tempted to do it for you will be a lesser human being, and if you are on the receiving end, be strong and be brave and do not under any circumstances participate in your own erasure. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/78193-unmasking-erasure-alexander-chee.html
I should have pointed out or at least created a link to Alexander Chee, who has written much about erasure, and the phrase about not participating in your own erasure comes from him. It can be a highly political act, and he writes about that. It can be a very private act, which I was referring to here, and there are so many shades in between, all of them causing enormous damage to all parties concerned. Never be tempted to do it for you will be a lesser human being, and if you are on the receiving end, be strong and be brave and do not under any circumstances participate in your own erasure. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/78193-unmasking-erasure-alexander-chee.html
Hi Ellen, I liked this piece very much. Made me hungry too
If you were closer, I’d bake you a pie!
Ellen, I love this! Thank you. Very poignant.
Coming from someone who can write about food and wine like you, I really appreciate this. Pie is on our next menu.