Weekly question #3 — Writing Through Pain and Joy

Question: You write about a wide range of family events—some of them quite tragic. How difficult was it to revisit those moments from the past? Or did the process turn out to be more joyful than painful?

Naturally, since these stories are deeply personal, the full spectrum of emotions was present as I reflected on them and put them into words. If I had to name the most intense experiences… it was deeply painful to write about my grandmother—now, even as an older man, I still haven’t come to terms with her untimely passing. And it was especially natural and uplifting to write the stories about my mother.