Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I dont have to say somebody elses words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobodys watching. Nobodys judging. Nobodys weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy