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The Evolution of a Title: Why “Mission: Hurry Up and Wait” Better Tells My Story
When you’re writing a memoir, sometimes the story teaches you what it’s really about. The Original Vision Six months ago, I was certain my memoir would be called Songs of Silence: Growing Up in a Story Not My Own. It felt right at the time. I was thinking about the Keeper – my controlling mother…
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Unmasking the Illusion of Obedience
The tower rose like a hymn from the earth—layer upon layer of carved stone, every arch a promise of safety, every balcony a whispered blessing. But step back two paces and the blessing curdles. There at the tower’s feet coils an unbroken wall of basalt, as if the tower were a prized relic to be…
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What would you name the people in your life?
I never called her “Mom” in my story. She became “The Keeper” because she kept the rules, the keys, and the silence. Have you ever given someone in your life a secret name? A nickname that captured more than what they answered to? Sometimes these symbolic names hold power for us rather than giving power…