Indeed. As you might have surmised, it was a traumatic event that happened to someone I still call a friend, but it has haunted me - stained me, somehow - and I wanted to write it out without prurience or capitalising on a fall - a very steep fall - from grace. At least I can return to jollier things like plotting the murders for my crime series (still without a publisher!). He can’t. And yet he and his family struggle on, as do we all.
wow, Peter
Indeed. As you might have surmised, it was a traumatic event that happened to someone I still call a friend, but it has haunted me - stained me, somehow - and I wanted to write it out without prurience or capitalising on a fall - a very steep fall - from grace. At least I can return to jollier things like plotting the murders for my crime series (still without a publisher!). He can’t. And yet he and his family struggle on, as do we all.
PS I have not followed my fictional character Edwin’s example in exploring further…