Telling the story of my childhood-whether you think it horrific or remarkable-is a way for me to share my hope. I do it for all of us-my sisters, my brother, my mother, and my father. To write with the intention of self-pity is so untrue-so fake. I want to illustrate with my words the importance of forgiveness and never giving up.
I knew writing was my passion from the very first day I worked on my school's newspaper. It felt like nothing I'd ever experienced to have the freedom to choose any words I wanted to say anything I wanted. And to have people listen? It's just wonderful. To this day, I still feel that same triumph of sharing my words I felt back in Welch, West Virginia working on the The Maroon Wave. Everyone in my family made life an adventure, everyone had something to give-Mom and Lori with their art, Brian with his braveness, Dad with his boldness and peculiar charm, and me-with my writing.
2 comments:
Did you grow up in Welch, WVa? Did you like living in WVa?
I grew up in WVa and recently spent two years in southern WVa.
That was really good! I like the line "To write with the intention of self-pity is so untrue - so fake", because that is so completely true. I aslo like the incorporation of all the hyphens, it deffinately seperates this piece from others.
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