Unveiling Heartbreak and Healing: Brenda Miller Reveals the Secrets Behind Her Powerful New Memoir.
RP: It sort of reminds me of that Sam Shepard quote: “The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.”
BM: Absolutely. And sometimes if I’m having trouble ending an essay, I’ll go back to the beginning and remember where I started. Is there a way I can organically bring that beginning back in, even if it’s just an echo of a phrase? You’re kind of constantly doing this circular move. Then, when you put them all together in a book, it comes together. When I was interviewing Terry [Tempest Williams], she said, “I see this book as doing cartwheels.” So that’s kind of it. Your essays are doing cartwheels and moving forward.
