Ghost Writer

Humans are a very literary people

We often divide our lives up into chapters

To break them down and quantify events

Until our memories are a just table of contents of regrets and recollections.

But we focus so much on beginnings and endings of chapters,

Making bold claims about fresh starts, those who want to believe “new years and new me”

Telling ourselves in the heat of the moment that this is our moment and just for a moment we feel monumental

We forget that outside of these instants, in-between the chapters, there is still a story to be told

A story that isn’t defined by chapters or page numbers

A story that doesn’t need to be organized or look perfect

It just needs to be told.

Yes, we are the characters. And the editors. And the publishers.

But we are also the writers of these stories.

So don’t focus too much on the caps of a chapter

Because you have a whole book you still need to live