Reasons I Write

I write to discover what I’m feeling and thinking.

I write to see where it goes.

I write to organize my thoughts before I speak.

I write to tell stories.

I write because I have something to say.

I write to come up with something to say.

I write in the hope that someone will read it.

I write in the hope that no one will read it.

I write to find out how I would write it.

I write because I came up with a good title.

I write because the energy wouldn’t let me sleep until I did.

I write because I’m sad or angry.

I write to process grief.

I write to process beauty and joy.

I write because I can’t imagine not writing.

I write because I can’t describe an amazing experience, but I want to try anyway.

I write because it might be what someone else needs to read.

I write because it’s what I need to read.

I write because someone has to.

I write because no one else wrote about this the way I would.

I write because I’m bored.

I write because it’s my excuse to drink coffee or bourbon.

I write to remember.

I write hoping those who come after will remember me.

I write to be known.

I write to know myself.