'I Don't Have the Confidence, Energy, or Bravery to Find Love!'

If you're so haunted by someone's anger that you're afraid of relationships, you should probably talk to someone about it.

Some Roses and Their Phantoms (1952), Dorothea Tanning

Hi Polly.

I last wrote to you 4 years ago, at probably the worst point in my entire life. I’m so grateful for the advice you gave me then – I read it over and over again, and it was one of my north stars in getting out of the forest fire I was living in.

I built a new home for myself in the ashes, Poll…