I have been a writing teacher, and sometimes the question comes out: why write? This is why you write. Not to be famous, not to be published. But so that you c

I have been a writing teacher, and sometimes the question comes out: why write? This is why you write. Not to be famous, not to be published. But so that you can leave something for the ones who loved you. So that you do not just become a fading memory. So that people knew you where here. None of my ancestors (including my Dad) kept a journal, at least one that I can get my hands on. So I know absolutely nothing about them. And that feels like a huge, huge loss.