{"id":12164,"date":"2022-11-07T17:13:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=12164"},"modified":"2022-11-07T17:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:14:11","slug":"i-write-to-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/i-write-to-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"I write to understand . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Handcuffs-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11053\" width=\"175\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Handcuffs-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Handcuffs-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Handcuffs-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Handcuffs.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, while I still write for understanding, for truth, for clarification, to tell a story, to help people, to help myself and even for fun\u2014I also write for communication, for discussion, for connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world that can feel fragmented and lonely, I write to bring myself closer to others.\u201d \u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dianeforman.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dianeforman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diane Forman<\/a>, \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brevity.wordpress.com\/?s=diane+forman\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/brevity.wordpress.com\/?s=diane+forman\" target=\"_blank\">Why I Write<\/a>,\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brevity.wordpress.com\/about\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/brevity.wordpress.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brevity\u2019s NonFiction Blog<\/a>, October 31, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More on &#8220;Why Write?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/why-do-you-write\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/why-do-you-write\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Do You Write?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/why-i-write-prompt-309\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/why-i-write-prompt-309\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why I Write<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/inspiration-to-just-write\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/inspiration-to-just-write\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just Write!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSo, while I still write for understanding, for truth, for clarification, to tell a story, to help people, to help myself and even for fun\u2014I also write for communication, for discussion, for connection. 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