Multi-faceted reflections on the life I've already lived. Composing these short stories helps me make sense of the past, air out my demons, and claim my genius. I also find catharsis in reading the memoirs of others; I hope that reading mine does the same for you.
For most of my life, I identified as a rebel and considered myself a lover of freedom. A freedom almost always defined by what I was running from, rejecting, or pushing against. I
In 3rd grade, I lived on Englewood Drive, atop a hill that careened quite sharply downwards for many blocks.
At the very bottom of that hill was a gated walkway sandwiched between houses,