A girl sits in her sunshine-filled room writing in her diary about her sadness.

I invite you to read my latest blog post where I discuss how writing became my lifeline in battling depression. It's a powerful testament to the healing nature of words. Engage with my story at www.elviracordileone.com/blog

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Writing helped me battle depression at a time when I had no idea why I felt so bad.
In a new series of twice-weekly blogs I will share what I put down on paper during two painful decades.
Read the first installment on elviracordileone.com/blog

Monsters do live outside fairy tales. My real-life story.
Elvie: Girl Under Glass, available at all the usual places.

Interested in memoir? Nibble on my book, Elvie: Girl Under Glass about immigrating to Montreal from Italy in the 1950s and growing up under a brutal father during a momentous period in Canadian history.