What makes life good? is the question that fuels my writing. Life is a process of creation and self-creation, as I see it. Without a little reflective output, sometimes I lose track of who I am in this overwhelming world brimming with news and angst. I find it comforting to check in with myself now and again, to see what I really think. This is where I do it.

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We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living. Niall Williams