Yesterday, I got an email from a long-time reader. Normally I’d ask permission to print this, but since there was only one mouse click from my inbox to here, I’ll keep it anonymous. “Tim's constant reminder to share emotional life stories that are hard to write about won't work for me, either.
Todd, this reminds me of one of the things I love about my favorite author, Guy Gavriel Kay. His books so often tackle the competing emotions that come with being human, and how we deal with those things. How we are, as he puts it, "powerless to amend a broken world" and how it still has so much potential anyway, in spite of it all.
May 15, 2023·edited May 15, 2023Liked by Todd Brison
Todd, your hopeful writing equals happy to me. My husband and I were primary caretakers for 3 family members with Dementia, spanning 25 years. I fell into deep depression, thinking I'd never be able to make my writing dream come true. Yet, during those years, I wrote 7 novels and my husband and I wrote 68 NF books.
Todd, this reminds me of one of the things I love about my favorite author, Guy Gavriel Kay. His books so often tackle the competing emotions that come with being human, and how we deal with those things. How we are, as he puts it, "powerless to amend a broken world" and how it still has so much potential anyway, in spite of it all.
Todd, your hopeful writing equals happy to me. My husband and I were primary caretakers for 3 family members with Dementia, spanning 25 years. I fell into deep depression, thinking I'd never be able to make my writing dream come true. Yet, during those years, I wrote 7 novels and my husband and I wrote 68 NF books.
But that wasn't my dream. I'm still dreaming....
Your posts give me hope.
Hugs and love,
Linda