I loved all of this a lot (a lot!). I related to it as a memoirist especially. It can be so hard to tell the unvarnished truth without fear of judgment. Weirdly my dip in reads lately has emboldened me more to say "f- it, who cares, no one will see this anyway" lol. But I know what you mean about supportive feedback and others relating to your work too, it means the world. Beautiful advice and open-ness here Sally, might have to bookmark for future wavering to publish moments!