Writing as an Identity

Since I was seven, I've had a pencil in my hand, writing on the backs of cereal boxes and scrap paper. It gives me a sense of self; it anchors me to the child I was, creative, precocious, and happy. Writing is the through line in my life. I always thought I'd be a professional writer, but I think it will be enough to just have it as part of my daily life as long as I'm around.