Pretty All True is in the house today and as one of Kris’s many fans (ever notice the small distance between fan and fanatic?) I just have to say…
SWOON!
She has this way about her that makes me laugh, cry, SNORT, and just generally love every moment she shares of her life.
The good, the bad and the…not always pretty.
When she’s good, she’s really, really good. And when she’s bad she’s brilliant.
I can think of no other writer I read regularly who covers so much emotional ground. I love that she lets us in to bear witness. I love that she lets us love her even when it’s uncomfortable.
People?
I have a Kris Crush.
I so do.
1. Why are you here?
I am here because weakness met weakness and surrendered. I am here because of broken bits and shards that never cohered into a whole. I am here because of mistaken promises. I am here because of damage. I am here because of harm. I am here because of insanity. I am here because of cruelty. I am here because of evil. I am here because of failure.
I am here because I did not break, although breaking was intended.
I am here because I am stronger than I expected to be.
I am here because I am weaker than I hoped to be.
I am here because I am determined.
I am here because my path thus far has led me…ere.