This is a subject I should have addressed years ago, when I first got into public speaking, and I owe a very special individual for prompting me about it in a late night text chat.

I am dyslexic.

Everyone who knows I write professionally has expressed surprise at that revelation.  Because they see the printed page, the final unblemished product, not the often-agonizing process.

I feel this is worth discussing and truly wish I’d thought to reveal my struggle on my own.  I’ve had so many opport...