Eric Cooper on Why He Writes | Trenton
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0:00A: It’s about sharing our stories, about being individual, about knowing about your family’s history and know about your -- actually, your community. How does your community contribute to the world society? Because everything branches off no matter which way you look at it. We’re all part of this whole economic system, this whole geo system. We’re all part of it. But you got to share it. You can’t hold back. You got to share it. You were meant to share in life. And that’s about what -- that’s why I write, right? I’m sharing my depression, I’m sharing my triumphs, I’m sharing my issues and learning how to go about my life and being a contributing person, artist to it. It makes me feel whole again. It’s all about sharing and making yourself feel whole.
