Unpacking Secrets: How Classic Storytelling Reveals Hidden Truths in Suburban Memoirs
I know the experiment worked because writing soon became a way to orient myself. It came pouring out from everywhere, and every moment I would have normally spent reading or resting now went to putting words on paper.
I started writing this book right as I went back to teaching full time, so I’ve been swamped. But there’s something about being really busy that breeds productivity.
The impact of writing about these topics is that sometimes problems float to the surface. In November, my nearly-12-year-old daughter asked me over lunch if I abandoned my family. She asked in that matter-of-fact way of hers, barely looking up from her drawing.
