How Can You Remember That?

Judy McLain
Hinged
Published in
10 min readAug 7, 2021

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The downside to having a really good memory

photo of postcard from author’s collection

Ever since I was a small child, I’ve known I have a better memory than other people. It is rarely considered amazing or special. Usually, folks get mad at me for remembering what they can’t.

A great memory can frustrate those who struggle to remember any sort of details to flesh out a vague memory. I don’t know why I’m like this; some might say…

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