I Am a Writer

Q: Writers say they write because they have to. Is that true of you? What happens if you don’t write? Do you cranky? Bereft? Restless?

 

-from Susan

 

Truth is, I’ve been writing since I was about seven years old and I can’t imagine a life without writing. I remember playing teacher at age seven with my younger, captive siblings, me writing assignments with my fingernails on green leaves in the yard. Yes, a writer! 

 

At ten I wrote, edited, laid out, and published The Wolff Weekly, an illustrated bro...