Tell Me a Story
Imagine you’ve encountered something ridiculous in your life and you can’t quite wrap your head around it. You’re left going, “What the [bleep] just happened?” Then your big sister comes and puts her arm around your shoulders and says, “Let’s take a walk.” You’re about to learn something.
Every bad relationship, every new travel adventure, every boundary crossed, I’ve asked myself, “Okay, what have I learned from this?” After all, we can’t change what’s already passed. Might as well reflect and log that lesson into the recesses of your psyche.
What I Write
I write about all the messy (and fun) parts of relationships: dating, sex, marriage, divorce, and parenting. I mostly write for divorced mothers, like me, so that they can laugh or rage along, but also for anyone awed by the ridiculousness of dating in midlife.
Since I’m currently pitching my book, Without You, a memoir about intergenerational divorce and poverty, I also write about class struggles and what it’s like to write traumatic personal narratives.
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Heidi J. Kellam 