![]() The other thing this essays does is it helps me recognize a dedication to a clear goal - this is the invisible work of being an artist of any kind. ![]() It reminds me that I was writing this book for years before a book deal came down the pipeline and that, when I am feeling a bit rudderless, I somehow always know I am building toward something - remembering that work sometimes takes years, decades, to take shape feels really important to me in this moment. But it makes me think of two things, actually. Maybe a year or two later, as time is a funny little bitch who messes more and more with my mind as I grow older. I have thought a lot about the importance of this piece since writing that on Monday and thought you might like to see it here, in case you haven’t read my book (or maybe you have and don’t mind revisiting). ![]() Last week I mentioned that I read an excerpt for the SouthWord Literary Festival in Chattanooga - and further mentioned that the section I read was an anchor for my entire memoir. ![]()
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