A couple weeks ago, I ran into an old professor, someone I hadn’t seen in 20+ years, by the elevator at work. We were both wearing masks and only met eyes for a second, but something caused me to turn and watch him walk away. There was something about his outline that I recognized. “Dr. McGillivray?” I said. And I was right—it was the man who had kept me employed for several years in the English department computer lab, the same man who hired me back after
So I assume you know, but I gotta make sure -- you've heard of Heather Sellers' work, right? She wrote a book called You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know, and also a piece called Where Am I? for True Story that was reprinted in Longreads at https://longreads.com/2019/09/24/where-am-i/ Both delve into her face blindness. I haven't read the book but I read an essay that predated the book published in one of the Best Creative Nonfiction anthologies.
So I assume you know, but I gotta make sure -- you've heard of Heather Sellers' work, right? She wrote a book called You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know, and also a piece called Where Am I? for True Story that was reprinted in Longreads at https://longreads.com/2019/09/24/where-am-i/ Both delve into her face blindness. I haven't read the book but I read an essay that predated the book published in one of the Best Creative Nonfiction anthologies.