The written word was always so fragile to me. It wasn't until I started to see the stories come to life that I realized just how strong they really were. Paper is just a vessel. It's words that bring the world to life. It's the stories we tell that show us the way. I am here today because of those stories. I used to write to express my pain, to hide it or drown it out but stories were not meant to be silenced. It's words that bring the world to life, but it's the story that shows us the way