I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • Nikolaus Otto

    I’d meet Nikolaus Otto to ask what the first spark of the engine felt like inside his mind.

  • Soren Kierkegaard

    I’d choose Soren Kierkegaard to understand how someone wrestles meaning from despair.

  • Queen Nzinga

    I’d sit with Queen Nzinga to learn what leadership looks like when survival is resistance.

  • Maya Lin

    I’d meet Maya Lin, the architect of memory, to ask how she carried the grief of others.

  • Tupac Shakur

    I’d choose Tupac Shakur to learn how he balanced fury and tenderness in the same heartbeat.

  • Maria Montessori

    I’d talk to Maria Montessori about how she learned to trust children before society did. In addition,, she broke barriers before the glass ceiling was ever coined.

  • Euclid

    I’d meet Euclid to understand how someone first saw the poetry hidden in geometry.

  • Artemisia Gentileschi

    I’d choose Artemisia Gentileschi to ask how she painted strength in women centuries before it was celebrated.

  • Ida B. Wells

    I’d sit with Ida B. Wells to ask how she found courage in a time built to silence her.

  • Elijah Muhammad

    I’d meet Malcolm X’s mentor, Elijah Muhammad, to understand how conviction shapes rebellion.