As A Writer Introspection Is Difficult

Especially If Your Self-Validation Is On A Sliding Scale

P.G. Barnett
Nov 4 · 6 min read

Let’s all start off with the understanding I’m not a psychologist, have no degrees in psychology, never taken classes in psychology (except for the ones I failed in high school), and have no kinship to the Freud family.

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P.G. Barnett

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A published author enjoying married Texas bliss. Dog person living with cats. A writer of Henry James stories and thoughts about this crazy world we live in.

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