![]() ![]() We all erupted in excitement as we cheered for our teacher and friend, and her question twelve months prior suddenly made sense. ![]() And yet, it wouldn’t be until a few weeks before our year together ended when Alysia announced that her book “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father” had been adapted for the screen and was being produced by none other than Sofia Coppola. It was an experience of vulnerability where we got to know each other intimately––learning about everyone’s fears, aspirations, and even some secrets. During this time, Alysia became a mentor and a friend and along with the other writers in the program, we forged a bond unlike any other I had experienced before. ![]() ![]() Nonfiction by Lorena Hernández Leonard Interview Fairyland, an Interview with Alysia Abbottĭuring our first week of class Alysia Abbott asked “If your memoir was made into a movie, what actor or actress would play you?” The next week, all ten of us memoirists came back with our answers: Salma Hayek, Annette Bening, Claire Danes, Sigourney Weaver… It was June 2021 and I had just embarked on a rigorous, year-long memoir incubator program with Alysia guiding the way. ![]()
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