Preface This story is the result of trusting the writing process to unravel and explore some traumatic points in my life, occurring within about a 6 year span as a child. When I began writing, I had no idea how much would be revealed to me along the way. The personal struggles I address are shared by many and are very complex. To write this story in a linear, straightforward way would seem like oversimplification given the swerving and circuitous […]