i wrote a line once about a someone trawling through their memory recorder in a passage along the lines of "one's recorded memories were often very different to how you remembered them."
i wrote a line once about a someone trawling through their memory recorder in a passage along the lines of "one's recorded memories were often very different to how you remembered them."
"It was not like watching a video recording; the past was much clearer with the eyes closed. What was most vivid of all in memories were the things that had stood out at the time: loud noises, bright colours, powerful smells; things with sharp, murderous teeth. The visual effect was like looking down a tube of frosted glass with a fish-eye lens at the far end. Everything that the eyes had been focussing upon at the time was enlarged and bulged towards the viewer; things at the periphery distorted, shrank or faded. Whole sections of the view could suddenly disappear into blackness or swirling globs of colour. Things that you had remembered or which had come to mind at the time would materialise as real things, as if they had been there. Sounds, colours, smells: all of them could distort the image; shift its focal point or stir up emotions. It was a surreal and nauseating experience, and events were often not at all the same as you thought you had remembered them."
very thought provoking.
i wrote a line once about a someone trawling through their memory recorder in a passage along the lines of "one's recorded memories were often very different to how you remembered them."
so your piece really resonates with that concept.
love that nick. you can post it here if you want. thanks for reading!
Why.. i think I shall kind sir
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"It was not like watching a video recording; the past was much clearer with the eyes closed. What was most vivid of all in memories were the things that had stood out at the time: loud noises, bright colours, powerful smells; things with sharp, murderous teeth. The visual effect was like looking down a tube of frosted glass with a fish-eye lens at the far end. Everything that the eyes had been focussing upon at the time was enlarged and bulged towards the viewer; things at the periphery distorted, shrank or faded. Whole sections of the view could suddenly disappear into blackness or swirling globs of colour. Things that you had remembered or which had come to mind at the time would materialise as real things, as if they had been there. Sounds, colours, smells: all of them could distort the image; shift its focal point or stir up emotions. It was a surreal and nauseating experience, and events were often not at all the same as you thought you had remembered them."
very kind.of you to say! another amazing thing about substack is the constant inspiration that others provide!