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StoneOrLavendar's avatar

"All I had were my secrets. All I knew was my shame. If I yelled at you, I’m sorry."

if, and only if, i was brave, i would send these lines to someone. it sounds like a line straight out of my own life's story. frighteningly beautiful

Nneka Julia's avatar

You are so much braver than you think, friend. Your words mean the world, thank you thank you thank you.

liv's avatar

So powerful

Nneka Julia's avatar

Thank you, my boo! Still thinking about our chat yesterday. You gyals are amazing. Keep going, keep going, keep going.

Britton Buttrill's avatar

This is beautiful. Is it fiction, a memoir... Something else?

Nneka Julia's avatar

Thanks, Britton! You guessed it, a memoir. Excited to see how it all comes together once I get this draft polished up.

Britton Buttrill's avatar

Wonderful! Memoir is such a difficult art form. Keep working, and I can't wait to see it on the bookshelves!