“What my life would’ve looked like if I didn’t spend so much time hiding and blaming myself.”

“I remember one of my first stories being when I was 5 years old. I would play outside of my public housing complex in Pueblo Del Rio.”

“It’s hard to escape violence and crime in low-income neighborhoods. It’s hard to breathe without inhaling the surrounding violence. It’s what comes with poverty.”

“I’m able to learn so much about myself. Especially with my OCD. Helping me cope and process those isolating thoughts.”