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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

 Writing during a pandemic is hard. Writing through grief is hard. I've continued writing through hard times, because creativity is part of me and helps me, but after a difficult experience (this year, it was the loss of a close family member, on top of other experiences) you feel like your brain is operating without all of its cylinders, and like you are swimming through jello. Previously, working during the pandemic-- you (or at least I) was dealing with a constant feeling of uncertainty and fear-- fear as a parent, and the daughter responsible for a disabled mother. In some ways, my kids and I truly enjoyed the beginning of quarantine, but even that level of increased closeness slowed my creativity. 

On the other hand, I think I wrote some of my best material ever during the last two years. Only time will tell how publication views the project(s), but I am proud of them. I've grown as a writer, and as a parent/human. I often think how odd it is, to have lived through such times. 


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