#SongoftheDay Walking in Memphis (Marc Cohn)
I mentioned in an earlier post that a big reason I came back to blogging here (after a nearly two-year hiatus) is that there's nowhere else I'm writing my life, these days. That's not to say I haven't been writing. This year I produced a trilogy called The Boss and the Nanny, but those books are for entertainment purposes only. They don't reflect my life or my experiences.
My own chronic illness and my partner's cancer are a lot to deal with, and I deal with life by writing. Right here!
The last book I wrote that was in any way about me was Delta's Diary, from my Lesbian Diaries series, and that came out last year. I haven't written a "me" book since.
Delta's Diary was the first book where I consciously dealt with PTSD on the page. Not to brag, but I actually have two different kinds of PTSD. I know you're impressed. Who wouldn't be?
You could probably say all my books are a reflection of PTSD in one way or another, because I (as the author) can't get around it, but Delta's Diary was the book where I was like okay, this is a character who is messed up the way I'm messed up, and I'm going to be conscious of that while writing her story.
When I started that book, I thought it would reflect my experience of moving to a homophobic small town as a big-city queer. Ostensibly, that's the book. But Delta finds much more community in her small town than I ever have in mine. In fact, mine gets more homophobic by the day. Forty years of living in a city cannot prepare you for life in a small-town. It really can't.
Anyway, the reason we're listening to Walking in Memphis is that Delta, in her book, mentions that her name comes out of this song. Her mother listened to it on repeat in the months preceding her birth.
No, she wasn't named after Delta Burke. Sorry to disappoint.
If you're wondering how you can support me in bringing you songs and anecdotes, the easiest thing you can do is buy my books (most are for adults only!) or check them out from your local library.
My own chronic illness and my partner's cancer are a lot to deal with, and I deal with life by writing. Right here!
The last book I wrote that was in any way about me was Delta's Diary, from my Lesbian Diaries series, and that came out last year. I haven't written a "me" book since.
Delta's Diary was the first book where I consciously dealt with PTSD on the page. Not to brag, but I actually have two different kinds of PTSD. I know you're impressed. Who wouldn't be?
You could probably say all my books are a reflection of PTSD in one way or another, because I (as the author) can't get around it, but Delta's Diary was the book where I was like okay, this is a character who is messed up the way I'm messed up, and I'm going to be conscious of that while writing her story.
When I started that book, I thought it would reflect my experience of moving to a homophobic small town as a big-city queer. Ostensibly, that's the book. But Delta finds much more community in her small town than I ever have in mine. In fact, mine gets more homophobic by the day. Forty years of living in a city cannot prepare you for life in a small-town. It really can't.
Anyway, the reason we're listening to Walking in Memphis is that Delta, in her book, mentions that her name comes out of this song. Her mother listened to it on repeat in the months preceding her birth.
No, she wasn't named after Delta Burke. Sorry to disappoint.
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Giselle
