How do I even begin this project? As a man, entering old age, I am becoming very aware that the end of life is approaching. I have been a writer since childhood, and generated thousands of pages of material. Much of it I have in storage, in notebooks in my studio, and in cases in the attic.
My life has been a long and winding road. Childhood misadventures, upheavals, and tragedies early on. Complicated circumstances in young adulthood. And an illness that took me to the brink, time and time again. And finally restoration, well being, peace of mind.
Now it’s time for me to cleanup and organize my work. I’m going to break it down into phases, and episodes. And somehow weave them together into a coherent whole.
I’ll be using multiple voices. The subject, relating ideas and stories. The narrator, creating context. And commentary, where the work has been read and commented upon by others.