tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post5089503199310424544..comments2023-08-20T08:59:05.893-06:00Comments on Writer, Cogitator, Recovering Ranch Girl: AloneTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-87910374716573872772010-09-23T12:17:41.510-06:002010-09-23T12:17:41.510-06:00Well said! When you're in the presence of oth...Well said! When you're in the presence of others, all your energy is focused outward and drained from you. (Virginia Woolf has a great description of this from the mother to the father in To the Lighthouse.) This is not necessarily a bad thing, but to just sit there and not be "on" - ah, heaven.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-45083327903735156592010-09-23T11:31:17.739-06:002010-09-23T11:31:17.739-06:00I was never alone as a child (unless I wanted to b...I was never alone as a child (unless I wanted to be), but I completely understand the need to be alone as a writer and parent. When the family is around, you feel obligated to take care of them. Those little moments of me time are fabulous, even if you're not writing!Pembroke Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490997771457487126noreply@blogger.com