#you can find writing solitude in a coffee house or on a commuter bus ride

[remembertheplunge]

Lew Moments

“…the very poor lack spokesmen in the shape of writers. Writers come predominantly from the middle class in which privacy is more easily obtainable, and in which solidarity with friends and neighbors is not so stringently demanded..” From the book  Solitude p. 82 by Anthony Storr.

My margin note to the above: (written in the margin of page 82 of the Solitude book)

"I give friends and neighbors the light touch. I crave and savor Lew moments! "10/31/2009 Saturday 7:50am

N: 7/2/2024

About 15 years since I wrote the above margin note and I still crave Lew moments. At that time , I had to work those moments into my time with my partner Jim. But, Jim’s liver failed and he died November 9, 2009, just 10 days after I wrote the above margin note. I went through months of intense mourning after his death, but emerged with a strong desire to have "Lew moment' writing sessions.

I enjoy time with my friends, but, I crave time with my inner scribe.