The Hands Holding It Have Changed
There is something strange about editing words written by an earlier version of yourself. The pages are the same, but the hands holding them have changed. As I reopen Twice Opened, I’m learning that not every old sentence needs to be rewritten. Some are simply waiting to be heard again.
Was I Finally Seen, or Did I Finally See Myself?
There is a particular kind of intimacy that feels like recognition. But sometimes the person we believe finally saw us arrives at the exact moment we are learning to see ourselves.