Going Back To Where You Are From
"I come from a a place most people couldn't point to on a map: Clayhole, Kentucky. My family lived in near-complete isolation
Read More"I come from a a place most people couldn't point to on a map: Clayhole, Kentucky. My family lived in near-complete isolation
Read MoreThere were moments I nearly didn’t publish my memoir—even after it was finished. The memories were heavy. The writing took years. The tears
Read MoreRalph Waldo Emerson said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” That quote
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Chapter 1 is where it all starts. Life doesn’t ease you in. It comes fast. And when you’re young, you don’t have
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Chapter 2 is about being marked. Have you ever just felt different? Not because you were trying to be. Not because you wanted attention. But
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Chapter 3 is raw. It’s about being a teenager — and how we forget just how heavy those years really are. You’re standing in
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