: Re: Use of present-tense for memory-related shenanigans in a past-tense story I'm writing a story in past tense, in first person. The character is discussing the vagaries of his memory of events

Yes, I think it's right. It's a memory, but the character is talking about parts of it he still remembers, and how the place still is, to this day - how things stand at this point in time.

If you started talking about Eve, you might then go into past tense, as he would then be talking about what she was like back when he knew her. So, he says that he still remembers her (present), then talks about what she was like (past).

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