Why Danna Horwood rejected a tell-all version of her memoir, choosing to self-publish to protect her story’s integrity This piece by Rebecca Shapiro was originally published on Times of Israel, and a portion of it is republished here with permission. Danna Horwood’s memoir was not written for the public. It was a collection of letters full of engaging stories spanning nearly one hundred years of family history, from pre-Holocaust to the present day, combined with pop culture,

I know if I actually read my words I would find comfort in them. But the handwritten scrawl with his familiar penmanship distracts me. The sticky notes he left me on so many of the pages draw me in and keep me thirsting for more. I guess it’s normal to thirst when it seems no tears could possibly be left inside me.