Scars gave me stories.
“When it comes to my own life, others may know the cold facts better than me… Truth is, facts don’t tell the whole story. I’m not writing a cold-blooded history.”
— B.B. King
Stay A While: Black Suicide(Trigger Warning)
“If you don’t say their name after they’re gone, they die twice.”
Heavy Pens: A Burdened Storyteller
For writers, and every artist, you will be rejected. And with each “no,” meant to chip at the parts of you regarded expendable, still hold the fragments of your artistry together– you stay whole.