Writing: The Best Way to Metabolize My Life

Dec 3, 2025

A Writing It Real subscriber essay in the series "When I Knew I Was a Writer"

2 Comments

Sheila Bender Writing It Real

Liz, Thank you for this essay, heartbreaking and heart-mending. Thanks for the compliment in your bio.

You're very welcome, Sheila. Thank you for the opportunities you provide your fortunate students to write and write better.

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