a writer,

My parents were ok with my chorus involvement, though my father was a trombonist and somewhat biased against vocal music. I tried learning 2 different instruments but finally realized music isn't real…

I’ve failed at startups, lived on the road, and I still believe I’m successful — I was 19 when I started my first startup. I led a team of 15 people, wanted to change the world. And I failed. At 21, back in 2016, I left home without any money, hoping that traveling would help me …

I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work — **My Journey** I can’t remember not being depressed. I have some memories of the time before, but they are pictures, frames of a child enjoying life. But I’ve struggled with depression almost my enti…

Books saved me! I loved reading so obsessively and also watched plenty of tv. It made me a writer, so there’s that.

yeah. i'm deaf and i've been trying to escape my mom for years. this time the man i was with stole every penny i had, my mom said i deserved to die at his hand, created a situation that put me right b…

This is completely an aside... But if you're not a writer, you should seriously consider taking it up. Maybe in this next life the universe is awarding you. Take good care of yourself and those kids…

I know my mother would have read my journal if she could find it, so I hid it, always in the same place I knew she’d never look: On my bookshelf, behind the hardcovers. The other trick was that my jo…

As a writer, I became aware that many writers have been given the advice to never read their reviews. I would advise your sister to never read her reviews. Maybe a trusted person, such as yourself, co…