Have you ever read something and thought ‘yes, that’s it.  That’s what I’m feeling.  That’s what I’m supposed to do’?  I have, many times.  I use my own writing to make sense of my experiences, but I love reading writing by other people to broaden my views and challenge my ideas.  Sometimes the best experience is when I read something I can relate to; maybe somebody has expressed something I’ve experienced but haven’t yet managed to articulate, or perhaps it’s simply the comfort of knowing I’m not alone.  Then of course there’s the pure escapism when reading takes me away from my immediate experience to a different world. Read More