Personal Essay

Of all the forms of literature, the most interesting might be the fairytales, or the science fiction thriller about robots.   However, there lacks the sense of truth, in a way blocking the reader from true connection with the story.   Memoir is real, memoir is true, and memoir can range from any end of the ocean in structure and theme.  

I think there are many reasons why I like first person narratives.   For one, most of the noteworthy personal essays are written by famous personal essay authors.   I think reading a personal essay is like having a deep conversation with someone.   I am reminded of the drunken heart to hearts I had in high school with fellow friends out on the ranch.   A personal essay is a story filled with feelings, sounds, comparisons, parallel to me, parallel to everyone somehow.  

Sitting down at a computer wondering why a personal essay is so popular, thinking about the other essays I have written and read, using that as a setup for a personal essay describing me, don"t start at alarm.  

It is Monday afternoon, one of the longest days of the week for me.   I always plan to do so many things on Sundays it seems, but it also seems I lounge all day or watch reruns of the television show box sets from two years ago.   Sundays are hard, they are blinded by hangovers and smelly kitchens filled with empty pots and cans and bottles, forcing me to get takeout and put off responsibility until Monday.   Today my alarm went off so early in the morning it took me five whole minutes to actually realize it was not part of a dream.   I had an agenda for the day, a few papers, one for creative writing, a personally essay.   Something I remembered was to never start at the alarm, but begin in the middle.  
Writing a personal essay is tough for me, especially after reading the various famous author experiences that seem to have so much more uniqueness to them than anything I have ever experienced.   But then again the best writers seem to be able to make...