Telling My Stories: My Why

Maya Angelou once said, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

I pinned those words to this website because they capture exactly why I publish my work—not for fame, not for fortune, but for the sheer relief and joy of releasing these stories into the world. Writing and sharing what I create is my deepest form of expression, the way I make sense of life and connect with the human experience. It's the act itself that fulfills me, the process of taking what lives in my imagination and giving it form, giving it breath, giving it freedom. This is my joy, pure and simple, and it will remain my joy whether my stories reach thousands or simply exist quietly in their corner of the internet.

If someone stumbles upon my work and finds something meaningful in it—a moment of connection, a spark of recognition, or even just a pleasant way to pass the time—I'll be genuinely grateful and humbled. That kind of connection is a beautiful gift. But I've made peace with the possibility that my stories might never find a wide audience, and that's okay. What matters most is that I'm not carrying these stories around as a burden, not letting them remain locked away and untold. By publishing my work, I'm honoring the creative impulse that won't be silenced, and I'm giving myself permission to be heard, even if the only voice that truly needs to hear these stories is my own. This is my why: to write, to share, and to live without the agony of silence.