By: atrapos

atrapos — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:20:24 +0000

Thanks for your comments William. Yes, i guess that when experience we are ‘ researching’ is very close to home, there are times that immediate self-care responses operate within in order to avoid the immersion of painful feelings. In such cases, i guess that expression is art or fiction form may be appropriate, as such mediums act as a medium to contain the ‘ weight’ of the experience, without compromising the need and value of expressing it and sharing it with others.

By: William

William — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:45:44 +0000

This question of how reflexive to be on a blog is very relevant to me. On the way to work yesterday on my bike I passed a physically disabled child and I was overcome with memories and feelings about my son’s diasbility mostly ‘cured’ by an operation when he was 11 weeks old. The writer in me wanted to capture this story and blog it – it was rich human and of some potential value to others but I felt unable to, it is too personal and I don’t want to use (abuse?) it. I guess it is a story I would share with others facing similar difficulties and one of these days I might write something fictional that drew on the flavour rather than the precise details of these experiences.

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