I've loved books and words for as far back as I can remember. Reflecting on this now, I realize that books introduced me to things unknown and exciting, but that they also allowed me to find elements of myself in them.

Essentially, it is by reading and writing that I am able to metabolize life and better understand my experiences. Fragments of me come together when I set word to page.

I also write because I believe that we are all more similar than we are different, that we should not have to feel like we’re alone on this crazy rollercoaster that is life, and that all our feelings and experiences are valid and important. At the end of the day, I’m just trying to make some sense of this life, and perhaps you are too. I may not have the answers, but I can love and appreciate this journey as I go in search of them.



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