Briana

“She felt like a part of her body had been ripped off. The fact that everyone didn't stare seemed absolutely impossible. How could a loss that big be that invisible?”
― Claire Gibson, Beyond the Point

“Can you be from a place
you have never been?

You can find the island stamped all over me,
but what would the island find if I was there?

Can you claim a home that does not know you,
much less claim you as its own?”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“The rest of the world has moved on
to bigger & juicier news;
so many of us here seem suspended

in time, still waiting for more
information, still hoping
this is a nightmare we'll wake from.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

“Who do you call when your husband dies and you're twenty-four years old, alone in Afghanistan?
Who do you call when the only voice you want to hear no longer exists?”
― Claire Gibson, Beyond the Point