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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

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Nneka Julia's avatar

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

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livi murray's avatar

So powerful

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Nneka Julia's avatar

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

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Britton Buttrill's avatar

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

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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.

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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!

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