I’m Nora L. Grudis—an author, songwriter, and storyteller who has spent a lifetime finding words for the things we live through, laugh through, survive, remember, and sometimes struggle to say out loud.
MY WHY
I used to answer this question with one sentence: “I write because my soul cannot speak without the written word.” That was true. It just wasn’t the whole truth.
Today, while organizing a gazillion tabs, I finally understood the rest. I write because my soul cannot speak without the written word. I share because somewhere, someone may need those words to know they aren’t alone. And I write about a gazillion different things because everybody comes to the table hungry for something different. That’s it. That’s my WHY.
The writing gives my soul a voice. Sharing it gives that voice somewhere to go.
And if one story, one song, one ridiculous laugh, one uncomfortable truth, or one piece of my life reaches one person at exactly the moment they need it… it did its job.
Welcome to my buffet. Take what you like, want, or need. Leave the rest. Pass a dish to someone you think is hungry.
Sit. Enjoy. Digest. And if you don’t see what you need, come back later. I add to my menu constantly.
