I would like to thank my #PBChat mentor, @MichaelBSussman. I learned much from him; about writing, life, and suffering. Mainly suffering. Consider the following: Our very first session was unscheduled. He called me at 4:30 a.m. on a Sunday. Michael said he first had to break me down as a writer, before he could rebuild me. That I must write blindfolded, with my feet in ice water, and that he himself had done that for years.