Your writing is beautiful, your story unfolds with unrelenting honesty and a cadence that fits with your subject matter.

I work in relative silence. My friends say they write with music or commentary playing in the background, implying that I should try it. I know me; it's too distracting.

I relate to the depression (how deep it was when I was in my teens and 20s) and I am a recovering perfectionist.

Thanks much for your story. 🙏