The first time someone called me impossible I believed them I was standing in a room where people who had known me for years were shaking their heads. They were not cruel people. They were people who cared about me, who wanted to protect me from disappointment. But they looked at my dream the dream … Read more
I remember the test clearly. Forty questions in English, and I had prepared for them one month ahead. The teacher had told us what to do: memorize the lessons, focus on the questions that were likely to appear, and do not worry about understanding just remember. So I did exactly that. I memorized every lesson … Read more
I keep two mirrors in my home. One in the living room, where the light is good and I can stand back and see my whole body. Another in the bathroom, where the walls are close and the sound bounces back to me quickly. I did not buy them for decoration. I bought them because … Read more
The first time the alarm went off at four in the morning, I hated it the sound was sharp and disturbing against the silence of the dark room. My body wanted nothing more than to stay under the warmth of the blanket, to sink back into sleep and forget the promise I had made to … Read more
I could not read a single letter not one the page was just shapes black marks on white, beautiful in their own way, but completely silent. They held no sound, no meaning, no door to the world they promised. Other children could pick up a book and hear something. I picked up the same book … Read more