Art imitates life or

life reflects art?

In my early stages of therapy, and as painfully recorded in Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots, I often wondered if life imitates art or art emulates life:

My friend Jennifer is an actress in New York performing on the stage. She is talented. I am envious. She knows lines, can recognize roles, a script and her characters. I can’t. My roles blur into one. I play m…