Why Do You Write?

I was asked, why do you write? It was a question that absolutely perplexed me. I wanted to say that I have always written. However, that was not quite true. I went through a period of time when I refused to write. Oh I did some role playing games and some fictional play in forums, but I did not commit words to paper. I also read a lot.

My life went far wide of my original intent to be a published writer one day. I became a mother. I studied English later in life in college. I also took a minor...