The root of my problems with dating and relationships, and how writing and memoir helped

Charles Keatts
2 min readMar 18, 2022
A painting of a woman, in a red hat, blue dress, and a child. It’s an Impressionist painting, with pretty, vibrant colors, called Two Sister (On the Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Two Sisters(On the Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Working on the last part of my first memoir tonight, my third book I hope to have published soon. I was able to do some writing on paper in a journal format, then read a real actual paper book, an essay I like. The translator’s introduction to Derrida’s “Writing and Difference.” Alan Bass. I keep going back to that introduction, the way he…

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Charles Keatts

Essays, poetry, and art. Published novelist, memoir in process, new novel. I like being sober, trail running, climbing, and spending time with my daughter.