I write because as a teacher of writing, I want to experience the struggle, anxiety and pain of having to produce writing on demand. I want to remember the experience of feeling less-than-confident about what you've produced often at the request and demand of others.
Over the past few years, my writing has become more public. This was not a natural evolution in my identity as a writer. Even now, I have fears and hesitations about sharing my experiences as teacher and learner with the larger world. Nonetheless, I find value in the feedback, the continuing conversations around a topic. My ideas gets better when they are shared with others.