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To be heard…
A THREAD FOR THE WRITERS
We all have our reasons, I presume....
A THREAD FOR THE WRITERS
We all have our reasons, I presume....
For me, the concept of being understood has always felt somewhat intangible.
As a young child, I suffered from a terrible stutter.
Only the people who loved me bothered to hear me.
The ability to write well – I thought – would free me from a future of larger misunderstanding.
As a young child, I suffered from a terrible stutter.
Only the people who loved me bothered to hear me.
The ability to write well – I thought – would free me from a future of larger misunderstanding.
I studied words. I read books. I journaled. I got published. I drew. I found pen pals. I built websites on the world wide web and dug for information.
I learned to write and I learned to communicate, but rarely still was I understood.
I learned to write and I learned to communicate, but rarely still was I understood.
