Editor’s Note: In an interview with Sara Freeman, she discusses her unique writing process. The content of the interview includes various experiences from Sara’s childhood in Berlin during a time of war. Sara, her mother, and brother Philip were stuck in a phone booth, while her father was on assignment in Bosnia. Sara reflects on her feelings of missing her old life and friends, but also finds solace in the new experiences and the habit of missing. She also shares her observations of her brother’s bedwetting and her mother’s secretiveness. Sara recalls a particular incident with her mother outside on the patio, and the word “Stumm” becoming their second secret. She mentions their walks in the Tiergarten and encounters with junkies and agitated dogs, as well as her father’s warnings about keeping an eye on prices and currency exchange rates. Sara describes the phone conversations in the yellow phone booths and the abundance of advertisements for call girls and erotic museums in Berlin. She recalls a scene she witnessed involving a woman and a man in a car, while her mother tells her not to stare. Sara notes her mother’s constant smoking and multiple cappuccinos at the café. She talks about her family’s life in West Berlin and the reunification of the city. Finally, she talks about her father’s constant conversations with her, always treating her as an equal, even though she was just a child.
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