Drexel University. The panel centered music and memory which is a topic truly dear to me. So many of my earliest memories include a lot of music. From the fact that my dad would sing in the kitchen anytime he cooked. Or that my mom loved Rachelle Farrell and would play her album on repeat. Music is connected to core memories for many of us. Some of the happiest memories, and some of the worst. It took me years to be able to listen to “Miss You” by Aaliyah without crying after it was played at my best friend’s funeral in high school. Music is a part of our worlds, and not only has it been helpful in setting the mood for my writing practice, it also finds its way into shaping and molding my story ideas and plot. 

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