I read an excerpt from this memoir of Carolyn Gage's that struck a chord with me. Her description of herself as a child with elaborate fantasy worlds, her internal drama full of characters each with their own name and personality-I mean every little kid does this to some extent. I did it like it was my job. and she goes on to discuss her difficulty transitioning to the age where you know you aren't supposed to play with dolls anymore-um, check and double check. As an adult Carolyn Gage is a playwright, so she continues to channel this need for an alternative world into her plays. I stopped writing, stopped producing art and slowly withered as a teen and a young adult. I need it so much though, that I think I didn't stop doing it. Always, when I have time to myself and let my mind wander I have conversations and dreams that are my way of processing life. I'm not sure where else I take it, the need to expose the inner storyline. He r writing really got to me...