The Secrets We Kept

by Lara Prescott

They had their satellites, but we had their books. Back then, we believed books could be weapons—that literature could change the course of history.

All men, all women, for that matter, secretly long for some great tragedy. It sharpens the lived experience.

“Only privileged men romanticize tragedy.”

her real power was that she never accepted the roles men assigned her.

We unveil ourselves in the pieces we want others to know, even those closest to us. We all have our secrets.

Heartbreak can be freeing—the weight lifted, no one left to hurt or be hurt by.