In both fiction and memoir, William Dameron writes about coming out as a gay man, and what it might look like to start again with a great love affair in the second half of life. Dameron is the award-winning author of THE LIE, A MEMOIR OF TWO MARRIAGES, CATFISHING & COMING OUT. His most recent project, THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE, is a novel, and it’s out now. In this episode, Bill and Annmarie talk about second-chance love, the various delights of both fiction and nonfiction, and why Annmarie needs to stop using idunno1234 for all her passwords.
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Titles Mentioned in this Episode:
THE LIE, A MEMOIR OF TWO MARRIAGES, CATFISHING & COMING OUT, by William Dameron
THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE, by William Dameron
Here’s the video for “Waterfalls,” by TLC.
And here’s the trailer for one of Bill and Annmarie’s favorite movies, Meryl Streep in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. “That’s all.”
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