QuickTalk Friday Interview Series
Purging Pain to Write a Memoir
And coming out a stronger person
What do you do if you have a history of trauma from your childhood? I love Aimée Gramblin’s perspective — you scribble your way of pain and suffering.
Her poem, “Scribbling My Way Out of Purgatory,” ends this way:
“I am worthy
We are worthy
to scribble our way out of this purgatory”
These lines feel like a metaphor for Aimee’s writing, and if you read the rest of her poem, you realize how writing is her release from childhood trauma.
There are things I may write
that will never see the light of day
truths too hurtful to convey
until too many loved ones are tucked away
in graves or urns or oceansides
Aimee’s bio says she is a memoirist-in-progress. Obviously, with a poetic flair, and since I’m three-fourths through writing a memoir, I had to interview her.
So, without further ado, let’s get to know this poet and memoirist better.
Scot: We’re all writers on Medium. What do you love most about writing?
Aimee: I love to write. I love to connect. It’s a burning desire — a burning need — to be listened to. To process my experience. To teach. To contribute art…
