True things aren’t usually very interesting. Oh, it is true that Truth is Stranger Than Fiction, but those are rare cases. In general this thing we call life is pretty boring if I were to just stand here and tell you about it. Yet memoir writers have long made a business of telling their stories in such a way that their audiences are riveted to every word, compelled by every chapter in-the-life-of. There’s no way that their lives were truly that interesting, that literally compelling. Even an exciting person has exciting moments in their lives, islands surrounded by vast seas of mundane days; shopping trips, PTA meetings, commutes, meetings. I contend that these memoirs are embellishments at best, lies at worst.
And why not? Sometimes the right lie feels more true than the truth. The right lie can entertain far more than the intractable truth. And if a lie both feels true and is entertaining, who are we to deny it?
Nothing written here is true; except for the rare cases when it is. If these experiences were completely made up, they’d be just simple fiction. Because there’s a grain of truth somewhere, instead, these are lies.
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Everything on the site is spewed forth from the mind of Dennis M Liggio, writer, liar extraordinaire, general asshole-about-town, former bare knuckle boxer, and possible clone. Please direct blame, praise, and general hatred accordingly.
Dennis Liggio is a writer of horror & scifi novels. He is currently seeking representation for three unpublished novels.
He lives in Austin, TX where he works in the video game industry.
These things may or may not be true.
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The lies are the heart of the site. The actual things that never happened. True fiction. Fictional truth. A damn good memoir.
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We’re currently in Season 2 of the Lies, which take place during college years in Austin, Tx at the University of Texas.
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