Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

I first fell for Joan's writing in college, reading Slouching Towards Bethlehem. I dreamed of having her as an imaginary mentor. Seeing this documentary made me think about the value of writing as an act of self-reflection and self-authority. Though it is tragic to see the painful losses she endured over the arc of her life story, I am reminded of her bold authoring of selfhood.