The article explores the intersection of baseball and writing through a personal lens, emphasizing how both involve romantic storytelling that thrives on tension and release. The author reflects on their struggles with mental health, particularly after graduating college in summer 2022, facing job scarcity, housing issues, and a breakup. Despite possessing opportunities, feelings of gratitude and happiness are elusive. Ultimately, the author questions their place in Boston and whether it can nurture their dreams of becoming a professional writer.
Baseball fans and writers are romantics. We live for the buildup of tension and the release of action, whether that be in a book or a bases-loaded two-outs situation.
Living with mental health challenges means things don't really go your way. You could have everything you want and need in the world, and yet you feel like shit for not being grateful for it.
I had never considered Boston my future, or even my home. I wanted to be a professional creative writer, but Boston didn't seem like the ideal hub for that sort of thing.
To make matters worse, I went through my first real breakup around the same time with my boyfriend of eight months, which was the most devastating part of all.
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