By Vicki Mayk A decade ago, an agent read the memoir about my daughter that I had labored over in my MFA program. After extolling the positives— “very well written”—she announced, “There are already a lot of memoirs out there about mental illness.” The pronouncement was clear: The market was saturated. Disheartened and paralyzed, I […]

How “Fast Car” Taught Me to Trust My Story