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January 3, 2018
Daniel Bradford
83 Kenyon Street
Hartford, CT 06105
Dear Mr. Daniel B.,
I was very surprised both to receive your letter and at its content. It is very rare for an author to personally write back to a fan. I mean, everyone, in their own lives, is busy, but you know how it normally is with authors (It’s a ‘there’s a lot of us and only one of them’ kind of thing). I am also greatly shocked to learn that your book is, not only based on a true story, but upon your own life.
I am doubly impressed with your writing now knowing that you lived through it (And I believe you are wrong in your assessment of yourself, you deserve as much praise and credit as people are willing to give you, possibly more). I cannot imagine how you were able to sit down and write about what had to be a horrific time in your life. To be able to put into coherent words what you were feeling is remarkable indeed. I do not know if I would be able to do so myself, and I pride myself on being a strong person. But even I find there are times that I cannot cope with my memories or feelings in order to aptly share them with others.
There are times in each person’s life where we feel disconnected from others, as if there is not one person who can possibly understand what we felt, the emotional turmoil we were going through. At that time in your life, I am certain that is how you felt (forgive me for making assumptions, but that is what your character says, and I am currently working under the assumption that everything you wrote was true in its own way). But I hope that in writing and publishing your book and releasing it to the public, as well as the time that as past, has helped you cope in some way. The way I see things, there are two outcomes from publishing your story: either you will find that people can connect and understand your own feelings and therefore help you find some semblance of peace, or you will resent people even more for their inability to understand. I can only hope that you find the first is true. I would only seek to wish the best upon you, that you could find peace for a time in your life that must cut you very deeply.
All the best, Maggie Darton
