Why Do You Write?

Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

-Tennessee Williams, 1955

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Me… well I’m a bit of a mixed bag on this front.

I started writing this blog mainly so that I can start exploring a side to me that I’ve suppressed my entire adult life.

But there is definitely also an element of Tennessee Williams happening for me – I have used my blog to work through some pretty unpleasant revelations in my relationship with my wife. Reasonably successfully too so far, I might add.

Funnily enough, I’ve been finding I’m more driven to blog when I’m feeling extremes of emotion, rather than when I feel all is just cruising along nicely.

In fact, I’ve been tempted to rename my blog The Emotional Oscillator in honour of my new need to document my emotional extremes online.

And to be honest, more often than not in recent times, I’ve been dumping all my negative feelings online in my blog posts.

Maybe it’s that old saying – misery loves company, lol.

~ by Madron on July 3, 2008.