Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino

The Goldmans tried so hard to impress everyone that they failed to impress anyone.

“Always say yes to new things,” Ada said. “It’s the only way you’ll be able to write about life—if you actually go out and live it.”

The world loves to destroy what it doesn’t understand. Some things can be hidden to be protected. Some can’t.”

Which made me sad, knowing even if she accepted me for who I was, there would always

be a judgmental rift born of a lack of comprehension.