Making of a Writer (9780307820464) (2013)
“But as I grew into my teens, questions began popping up like dandelions after a rain.
As I searched for answers and found them, I discovered that I no longer dutifully followed my parents’ religion. I had begun to embrace it as my own, and it became not only a comfort, but a challenge. It was not only a gift, it was a responsibility. It helped me make choices and set standards. At times my faith was a lifeline.
When I was fifteen I went horseback riding for the first time with a group of friend...s. We rented horses at a stable in Griffith Park and set off for an adventure along the bridle trails.
Unfortunately, it had rained for a week, and the horses had not been exercised. One of them spooked at a sudden noise, and the entire group bolted. My horse dumped me in the middle of Griffith Park Boulevard, and I woke up lying on a park bench with someone telling me, “Be still. The ambulance is coming.”
I was taken to the Hollywood Emergency Hospital, where I continued to lie quietly on a cot in a room smelling of ether and disinfectant, until finally someone shined a light in my eyes, turned my head this way and that, and said there was nothing wrong with me.MoreLess
As I searched for answers and found them, I discovered that I no longer dutifully followed my parents’ religion. I had begun to embrace it as my own, and it became not only a comfort, but a challenge. It was not only a gift, it was a responsibility. It helped me make choices and set standards. At times my faith was a lifeline.
When I was fifteen I went horseback riding for the first time with a group of friend...s. We rented horses at a stable in Griffith Park and set off for an adventure along the bridle trails.
Unfortunately, it had rained for a week, and the horses had not been exercised. One of them spooked at a sudden noise, and the entire group bolted. My horse dumped me in the middle of Griffith Park Boulevard, and I woke up lying on a park bench with someone telling me, “Be still. The ambulance is coming.”
I was taken to the Hollywood Emergency Hospital, where I continued to lie quietly on a cot in a room smelling of ether and disinfectant, until finally someone shined a light in my eyes, turned my head this way and that, and said there was nothing wrong with me.MoreLess
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