You Have to Write Badly

I'm a woman and a writer who is determined to tell my story about living with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Mental Illness. Yes, we are not supposed to talk about it. Well I'm about to. However, I will be writing about some whimsical things as well. I welcome feedback and opinions, and disagreements are fine, just tell me why. What else would you want to know? I just retired from teaching, have been taking grad classes on writing, and have several pieces I want to publish. I am also halfway through a memoir about my mental illness--depression, and I am trying to become more open in talking about it. That's really the purpose of this blog. I imagine there are more than a few students who will be surprised because I just kept going, working, reading, teaching, and raising my four kids. Not always easy for anyone, but I did have days when I wanted to fly away and not come back. I like to use Alice as my metaphor, and the Rabbit hole she tumbled into as where I went when I tried to end my life two years ago. But now, I'm off again, on new adventures. I hope you like my blog. View all posts by sonyastypewriter