I was an English major in college, and just loved my creative writing professor, "Mr. Kiley." When I invited him to my wedding right after graduation, he came, but was very sad. "You're going to stop writing," he said, "and that's too bad." Well, now it's 54 years later, and while I've been journaling (prayer journaling, in fairness) for 20+ years and writing random curriculums and newsletters, I admit that I proved Mr. Kiley's prediction mostly right. This past month, however, as my husband lays dying (I think of Faulkner every time I invoke that phrase) I spontaneously began to write again. I'm using Substack as my practice platform, and I'm a little shy as I try to find my voice (75 being a little different than 21). I can see you'll be a good mentor to me as I get back to business. You would have loved Mr. Kiley...
I was an English major in college, and just loved my creative writing professor, "Mr. Kiley." When I invited him to my wedding right after graduation, he came, but was very sad. "You're going to stop writing," he said, "and that's too bad." Well, now it's 54 years later, and while I've been journaling (prayer journaling, in fairness) for 20+ years and writing random curriculums and newsletters, I admit that I proved Mr. Kiley's prediction mostly right. This past month, however, as my husband lays dying (I think of Faulkner every time I invoke that phrase) I spontaneously began to write again. I'm using Substack as my practice platform, and I'm a little shy as I try to find my voice (75 being a little different than 21). I can see you'll be a good mentor to me as I get back to business. You would have loved Mr. Kiley...
Welcome, Denise, back to writing. Luckily there is no age limit on this business. Onward.
I’m in Beth! Looking forward to reading your work. I have a lot to catch up on.
Wonderful, Alana, thanks for coming along for the ride.
Thrilled to read you on Substack. I can’t wait to come along for the ride. All my best for your mid-life projects.
Thank you, Alice! A new venture, partly inspired by you. I'm looking forward to meeting other Substackers.