A little …

Illumination

I’ve had an idea for a personal essay topic for several years now. I’ve stuffed it away for two reasons:

1- If I am not careful, it would be very obvious who in my real life I’m writing about.

2- It hurts.

This summer, though, I let myself take it seriously. I’ve spent so much time letting the idea simmer, brainstorming, trying things out. I have a notebo…