A fork of Rural Dictionary
When a tragic or insightful life experience causes a writer to think "I could write about this," and subsequently "That's awful/narcissistic. Why would I think that?" It seems that the whole thought process should invalidate the experience's potential as writing fodder but can instead make for a nice modernist moment in which the author's role is explicitly recognized.
MOTHER: "Maurice died." WRITER: "Oh, that's terrible." WRITER'S BRAIN: (What luck! My strange and unique relationship with this person will make for a compelling chapter in my yet-to-be-written memoir!) WRITER'S HEART: (You are a bastard.) WRITER'S BRAIN: (I know. What a memoir moment.) WRITER'S BALLS: (Write about it anyway.) MOTHER: "Have you been taking your medication?" WRITER: "Huh?"