I couldn't stop reading this. My jaw dropped, time stopped, and the realization that a music journalist with a tonnage of credits had some of the same self doubts/problems that I, a music journalist with a lot less credits to her name, experienced. While I was pushing a shopping cart in ShopRite, tears were rolling down my face. The deadline for the celebrity interview I was in the middle of completing was tomorrow. No way would I be able to hand in in on time. So, instead of sitting at my desk and finishing the job, I went food shopping. I ultimately finished the work & did submit it before the end of that day, but the repeated panic attacks never left, until I stopped accepting assignments. - Anyway, loved your recollection, and a number of Culture Club's songs/videos.
Thank you, Abby. As a writer yourself, you know that self-doubt is part of package. Part of why I decided to write this Substack was to share more about mental health, substance abuse and recovery. We're all human.
I couldn't stop reading this. My jaw dropped, time stopped, and the realization that a music journalist with a tonnage of credits had some of the same self doubts/problems that I, a music journalist with a lot less credits to her name, experienced. While I was pushing a shopping cart in ShopRite, tears were rolling down my face. The deadline for the celebrity interview I was in the middle of completing was tomorrow. No way would I be able to hand in in on time. So, instead of sitting at my desk and finishing the job, I went food shopping. I ultimately finished the work & did submit it before the end of that day, but the repeated panic attacks never left, until I stopped accepting assignments. - Anyway, loved your recollection, and a number of Culture Club's songs/videos.
Thank you, Abby. As a writer yourself, you know that self-doubt is part of package. Part of why I decided to write this Substack was to share more about mental health, substance abuse and recovery. We're all human.
Reminds me of my "The Complete Van Book," written in '75 off a piece in New Times. I loved Boy George.
That’s not something I would have expected, LKTIV. But listening again, they had a sweet vibe.