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Writing the Body Electric
Every human shares the fact of the body. But all our experiences are different. Sharing a story about our physical containers unleashes a host of emotions, unlike any other topic. Here are some micro essays that go there, to those sensitive places that reveal, and in some cases, can heal our deepest traumas. Walt Whitman "sang the body electric". These writers bravely share their most intimate tales.
June 8
“The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs raw truth, wants your suffering and darkness on the table, revels in a cutting mind that takes no prisoners...”
― Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
“Water was liquid silver, water was gold. It was clarity—a sacred thing.”
― Aspen Matis, Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
You suffer the blow, but you capitalize on the opportunity left in its wake.”
― Michael J. Fox, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
“You never get second chances on first experiences.”
― Traci Ann, Authentic Sexy Truth: One Woman. One Truth. Lots of Brave.
“Whatever it takes to break your heart and wake you up is grace.”
― Mark Matousek, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story