by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 11, 2023 | story, Truth, Words and Writing, writing
“Everybody acts out a myth, but very few people know what their myth is. And you should know what your myth is, because it might be a tragedy. And maybe you don’t want it to be.” Jordan Peterson This reminds me of something I have said often to students:...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 2, 2016 | story
“The truth of personal narrative is that being human can seem like an exercise in futility, sometimes right up to the last breath a person draws. The truth of personal narrative is that, no matter how compelling the story, no matter the suffering it entails, no...