Making Memoir

I canโ€™t believe Iโ€™m here, that Iโ€™ve made it this far. It's been seven years! Seeingย โ€˜The Endโ€™ย at the bottom of that page, three weeks ago, sparked excitement all over. Today I received feedback from my rock band of writer-friends after…

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How to create a safe vessel to write from

Iโ€™m trying, Iโ€™m really trying to get on with revision, transcribing voice notes and rewriting, while the drilling continues upstairs. our Athens building block is incredibly noisy with constant building works ongoing. I’ve my AirPods in at high volume streaming Smooth Jazz on Spotify.

I donโ€™t think I can do it . . . Iโ€™m good at anything that requires connecting to others, #MyMenopausalMiddle with Moira’s Wealthy Minders for instance. But writing is a long, slow, solitary journey.

This might be just another displacement activity, but right now I need to be softly held somehow, that’s why I’m asking:

How can I create a vessel to hold myself safe? 

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Feeling Frazzled

Iโ€™m eating chocolate and feel lazy and fat, her message said, I hope you feel better than me. 

Nop, I’m not doing any better than you, I wrote back. . . . Swap chocolate for ouzo (while in Greece) and weโ€™re in the same canoe.

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