An Ode To Writing By Fingers

Laptop by Two Inlets Lake at Two Inlets Resort near Lake Itasca

Flinging my hands over this keyboard makes me delightedly happy. So many writers talk about the benefits of writing by hand, but let this be an ode to writing by fingers. It is a pleasure, this sound. Tap-a, tap-a, tap-a, tap-a. The competence I am immediately, generously reminded of. The freedom to end sentences in prepositions. To make words, and the sentences they find themselves in, do whatever I command. How my fingers know these keys the way they have never known, will probably never know, a more musical kind of keyboard. It is a kind of deep pleasure. Pleasure for the aesthetic of it and for its meaning. That it means I have the ability, in that I mean capacity and that I mean an able body and mind and heart and life, to do this. Here. Now. The word thankful comes to mind.

Published by Emily P.G. Erickson

Emily P.G. Erickson is a freelance writer and editor specializing in mental health and parenting. She has written for top digital publications, including The New York Times, the American Psychological Association, Wired, Health, Parents, Everyday Health, Verywell Mind, and more. Previously, Emily researched PTSD for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and earned a master's in counseling psychology. You can find the latest from Emily at www.emilypgerickson.com.

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