What to Do After Spilling Your Guts in a Memoir

The ending starts a new beginning

Bonni Brodnick
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readFeb 26, 2024

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Color picture of “My Stroke in the Fast Lane” book cover shows distant shot of a suspension bridge
Photo by Author

I just finished writing my memoir, “My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery. I’ve been told that once you’ve written a book, there are feelings of “What do I do now?”

Is it despondency? A big let-down? Yes and no. When I have my wits together, I feel proud that the six years of the…

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Bonni Brodnick
The Shortform

Writer. Creative. Thinker. Humorist. Author of "My Stroke in the Fast Lane" + "Pound Ridge Past." A proud Stroke Survivor. Visit me at bonnibrodnick.com