I often write stories about things from my past. I always embellish and sometimes go back and add to them. I will often send a copy to the person or persons who may have been involved in those stories. There are a few of them that I really have no idea anymore what was embellished or not embellished because when we talk about it the story tends to become mostly reality. Writing one right now and I find myself fighting for the reality of the story. I call it Dog Alley" , just a commercial alley way with a bunch of free ranging dogs. Pretty friendly in the day time but less so at night. I might get 20 stories out of it.