Why I Started Writing Late in My Life

I came to writing late in life. It had to wait until I was happy. There's a common archetype of the tortured artist, the writer who writes driven by daemons and trauma. I am not that writer, as least not directly. I could not write while I was unhappy. While I was unhappy I struggled to create anything at all. My childhood was happy. I was blessed with a loving home, full of fun and creativity. My…