words have the power to inspire us, cure us, free us, and yes, to unsettle us.

I believe it is in this unsettling where growth begins. Writing is exploration and discovery, collaboration and solitude. It gives bones to our dreams.

I believe we must continue to write, if for nothing else, so that those dreams get to feel the soft earth beneath their feet. So that we may look them in the eye, and smile when they take our hand.