A Legacy of Words

To my children when I’m gone (Or, why writers write: a reason)

To my children when I’m gone (Or, why writers write: a reason)

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I will leave you a legacy of words, not always pretty.

I will leave them for you on the days when you need me close, and I am far away. I will leave them for the times when I cannot reach out my hand and touch the words I need to say. When names fade and faces int…