Sofya Tolstoy's autobiography--not as frank as her diaries, of course,

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38027/38027-h/38027-h.htm

It did seem as if she loved her husband

and she did copy his mss--and managed the estate and bore him 13 children--

and he must have been difficult to live with--

there were ideas he abandoned--like the novel based on Peter the Great--because "the characters did not breathe."

Readers think it all comes easily--it doesn't--try it yourself some time.

Some people I know can't finish sentences, can't write more than 3 pages--etc.

But Leo T made a big big mistake--he should not have let his wife read his diaries of his "wenching."

I tend to think writers and artists should not marry--on the one hand it's a big chain and on the other--people need a partner--esp. in this day and age--where one is expected to be able to do everything well.

B

ut most of all, I dislike those who sit on their butt and go holier than thou.

I didn't even know Barbara Walters and Kirstie Alley died in 2022.

I bid you peace and a happy new year.

km

12-25-2023