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

  • Abigail Adams

    I’d choose Abigail Adams. I want to hear about navigating influence without official power.

  • Charles Darwin

    I’d meet Charles Darwin. I’d ask him how discovery feels when the world remains willfully ignorant.

  • Georgia O’Keeffe

    I’d sit with Georgia O’Keeffe. I’d want to know what the desert taught her about solitude.

  • Genghis Khan

    I’d meet Genghis Khan—not to glorify, but to understand how power shapes a person over time.

  • Oscar Wilde

    I’d choose Oscar Wilde. I’d ask how he held onto wit even when the world punished him for who he was.

  • Anne Frank

    I’d meet Anne Frank. I’d want to tell her how her words continue to move people toward empathy.

  • Mother Teresa

    I’d talk to Mother Teresa about service. I want to know what cultivated her great compassion that led her to help so many people.

  • Pablo Picasso

    I’d meet Pablo Picasso to understand what inspired him to break rules so boldly.

  • Walt Witman

    I’d sit with Walt Whitman. I’d want to hear about the moment he realized he could rewrite what poetry meant.

  • Stan Lee

    I’d choose Stan Lee. I want to know how he kept his imagination alive for so long.