“One of many things I didn’t know about grief is that it doesn’t hit you all at once.”Tagged: Grief, Sadness
“I don't *feel* like a late bloomer, but others have called me that. I published my first essay at 30, when I had a 3yo and a baby and no time, and before that I felt like a lot of people had written me off. But that's just when I figured out what I wanted to say. (My birth father published his first…”Tagged: Careers, purpose in life, Life's Purpose, Writing, writer
“It's really interesting who you hear from, or don't hear from, when someone you love dies. My third-grade teacher came to my dad's funeral. All my extended in-laws have reached out. Some people I thought I was close to have barely said anything.”Tagged: People, Concern, Friends, Real Friends, True Friends