Things We Forget

I once mistook hypervigilance for maturity. Then, I went to therapy. Now, I understand that it’s not maturity – it’s a symptom of my traumatic brain injury.

This is not a love story.

In 2020, I narrowly escaped from the Virgin Islands. In 2024, I learned that the man I has stayed with was being FBI of “trafficking.” What’s the craziest thing you’ve…

I have rebuilt my identity more times than most people redecorate a house.

I grew up believing that effort could overcome circumstances. This was true, and it played a role in my life in a big way. What’s the opening sentence of your…

My childhood was both ordinary and interrupted.

The world expected fragility; I offered persistence.

I learned to walk twice, once as a toddler and once as a miracle.

Nothing about my beginning suggested how hard I would have to fight to stay.

I do not remember everything, but my body does.