On the Loss of My Voice

“Time heals all wounds. And if it doesn’t, you name them something other than wounds and agree to let them stay.”

—Emma Forrest, Your Voice in My Head

This past May, I lost my voice.

Although I noticed a few warning signs in the preceding year that told me this might be coming, I didn’t expect it so suddenly. Slight hoarseness here, a little bit of nasalit…