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Writing a Memoir When You’re Not Sure Yet with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio, I’m your host, James Navé.
In this episode, I step out from behind the interview microphone and into a solo exploration of memory, storytelling, and the uneasy work of writing a memoir. What begins with a terrible improvised hot dog poem—captured on camera during the 1996 National Poetry Slam Championships—opens into a deeper inquiry: how stories choose us, how tension gives them shape, and why the moments we’re least proud of often carry the most meaning.
Along the way, I reflect on failure, ethical discomfort, transformation, and the quiet power of scenes…
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