I want to write so people feel less alone

"I admit I feel this."

Writers are often accused of writing for attention, as if the act itself is indulgent. But writing honestly is rarely comfortable. It is not only an act of expression. It is an act of admission.

To write something true requires saying, first to yourself:
I admit I feel this.

That kind of confession takes a certain bravery. Not because grief is rare, but be…