Alice Elliott Dark’s Afterword to “In the Gloaming”
It began when I heard a sentence: “He wanted to talk again, suddenly.” The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in
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Inspiration for the story
In early 1993, the author heard the sentence "He wanted to talk again, suddenly." This phrase sparked a vivid memory of her late friend Ian, who had died of AIDS seven years earlier in 1986.
Ian was described as charismatic, present, and full of life, making his absence deeply felt.
The sentence felt like a message from him, though not literally a ghostly voice.
Instead, it seemed to come from a shared consciousness, compelling her to write a story.
At the time, the author was struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety about her grandparents and toddler, and perfectionism in her writing.
The sentence acted as a catalyst, reigniting her creative impulse despite her emotional turmoil.
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