Listening in to Bob Goff’s “The Writing Room” podcast, and he asks co-host Kimberly Stuart why she writes. What’s it all about, anyway?
“I write to remind us all that we’re not alone,’ Stuart responds.
Bam.
That’s what all the stories are about — that’s what all the songs are about — that’s what all the words are about: We’re not alone.
I’ve been there, that dark place where you think no one else possibly could ever have gone. I’ve been there, celebrating with a joy that is surely once in a lifetime. I may not know exactly how you feel, but you’re not alone.
The words are a comfort against the storms storming everywhere and always. They fend off the scary monsters and make us safe. It is the best news a lonely person can hear:
We’re not alone.