“I believe writing was the first truly verifiable and effective form of magic. Think of how it must have impressed people in ancient times! To look at marks, pressed into fired clay, and know that they convey the words of scribes and kings long dead — it must have seemed fantastic. Knowledge, wisdom and art could finally accumulate, and death was cheated one part of its sting.”  David Brin

I believe life writing is also therapeutic. When we empty ourselves of the stories we have held about our lives, we see them with new perspective. When we write them for publication, we also pass on a legacy of lessons for future generations. Even if we turn those story into books of fiction, what we have learned about human nature seeps through. I am ever grateful to all the writers who have enriched my life with their stories.

Keep writing.