The Leaving Season author Kelly McMasters on the classroom as a space of creativity, the first person to give her a journal, and a perfect writing weekend
I just discovered your Substack, and I just want to say thank you for writing it and sharing this. It is so inspiring and practically helpful to see how mothers have made caregiving and a creative life possible. I am grateful.
Hello Nancy, I would like to answer your questions about caregiving and creativity. I was a caregiver extraordinaire for over thirty years - caring for sick babies and my own three children. I did not begin writing until I retired at age 64. I like writing, but find it difficult to do well. I have enjoyed reading many Substack articles written by mothers, who are writers or psychologists, about mothering. I had no such outlet when I was coming up.
I just discovered your Substack, and I just want to say thank you for writing it and sharing this. It is so inspiring and practically helpful to see how mothers have made caregiving and a creative life possible. I am grateful.
oh my goodness, thank you! I'm so glad you're here. and yes--combining caregiving and a creative life is really at the heart of this space!
Hello Nancy, I would like to answer your questions about caregiving and creativity. I was a caregiver extraordinaire for over thirty years - caring for sick babies and my own three children. I did not begin writing until I retired at age 64. I like writing, but find it difficult to do well. I have enjoyed reading many Substack articles written by mothers, who are writers or psychologists, about mothering. I had no such outlet when I was coming up.
I'd love to talk more! Can you send me an email? It's nancy.o.reddy at gmail