Choosing to Remember: The Fictional Memoir Series That Cuts to the Core of Identity, Pain, and Redemption
We all have moments we wish we could forget—entire chapters of our lives we try to rewrite in our heads, avoid in our conversations, and bury so deep that even we begin to believe they never happened.
But what if forgetting wasn’t the answer?
What if healing only begins by choosing to remember?
The “Choosing to Remember” series is more than just a collection of books.
It’s a raw, intimate, gut-punching exploration of what it means to live behind masks, to carry generational trauma, to deny your truth… and then to finally, bravely, reclaim it.
These fictional memoirs are unapologetically emotional, unfiltered, and relentlessly human. They read like real-life confessions—because the pain, confusion, identity crises, and moments of self-acceptance they portray are pulled straight from the marrow of lived experience.
🖤 The Premise
Each book in the series centers on a different character. They come from different walks of life. Their stories don’t overlap. But they all share one thing:
They’ve spent their entire lives pretending to be someone else.
And now, they’re finally ready to tell the truth—even if it destroys the illusion they've carefully built.
These men and women buried their pasts in concrete. Not just to forget—but to survive.
They wore the faces they thought the world would love.
They played the roles they believed would keep them safe.
But no performance lasts forever.
Through personal revelations, long-withheld secrets, and brutal self-reflection, these characters begin the long and painful journey back to themselves.
This isn’t fiction that lets you sit comfortably on the surface.
This is fiction that demands you sink in—and maybe find your own truth along the way.
📘 Book One: Dying in the Spotlight
Meet Joddelyn Anderson.
She’s not your typical memoir subject. She’s messy, deeply flawed, desperate for attention, and brutally aware of her own contradictions. She wants fame—badly. She craves the spotlight with every cell in her body. But the hunger isn’t just for glitz and applause.
It’s a need to be seen. Truly seen.
Dying in the Spotlight is Joddelyn’s cautionary tale. Told in her own sharp, confessional voice, this book unravels the dangers of letting the world define you. It’s about sacrificing authenticity for attention. About losing yourself in the echo of applause. And about what happens when the lights go off and you’re left alone in the dark with nothing but the truth.
Readers who’ve felt overlooked, unheard, or trapped by their own image will see parts of themselves in Joddelyn—whether they want to or not.
📗 Book Two: Caged Pride
Then there’s Jerome Clarkson.
In Caged Pride, we hear the confession of a man who spent more than two decades living a life that wasn’t his. Married to a woman he loved but could never be honest with, Jerome masked his truth—his sexuality, his emotional wounds, and his need to be accepted by a world that told him who he should be.
Jerome didn’t just lie to others. He lied to himself.
And this is his reckoning.
This isn’t a coming-out story tied in a bow. It’s messy. It’s angry. It’s haunted by shame, by family rejection, and by the silent rules passed down from one broken generation to the next.
But it’s also a story about freedom.
About unlearning shame.
About finally being honest—no matter the cost.
🔮 Book four: Coming September 2025
A third novel is on its way—and it promises to be just as soul-baring, complex, and thought-provoking as the first two. Without spoiling the plot, just know this: the series only gets deeper from here.
🎭 Why This Series Matters
“Choosing to Remember” isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions:
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Who are you when no one’s watching?
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Who did you have to become to be loved?
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What did you bury so deep you’ve convinced yourself it never existed?
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What happens when the pain you inherited becomes the pain you pass on?
These are stories about identity, yes—but also about survival, performance, inherited trauma, buried truths, and the terrifying, transformative act of looking at yourself without the mask.
If you’ve ever:
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Faked a smile to keep the peace
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Questioned your place in your own family
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Felt like your story wasn’t worth telling
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Lost yourself trying to be what others needed
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Or finally decided to confront your past so you could breathe
…this series is for you.
🧠 What Makes It Unique?
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Fiction that feels like memoir: These books are fictional, but the emotions hit like lived experience. You’ll forget you’re reading fiction.
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Unapologetically psychological: These aren’t surface-level dramas. They dig into trauma, mental health, generational scars, emotional identity, and inner conflict.
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A voice that doesn’t flinch: The characters say what we’re often afraid to admit. And their honesty will leave you stunned.
🎯 Final Words (And an Invitation)
You don’t have to read all the books in order.
You don’t have to know what you’re looking for.
You don’t even have to be ready to face your own truths.
But if you’re craving stories that feel like they were written with your name on them—the ones that hold up a mirror and ask, “Are you ready yet?”—then it’s time to begin.
Start with Joddelyn. Then meet Jerome. And come September 2025, be prepared for the next unforgettable voice.
🔗 Read Caged Pride and Criminal Plague now on Amazon.
(And bring a highlighter. You’re going to want to keep some of these lines forever.)
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