The Salvation Army

Today I spoke to a creative writing class at the Salvation Army. I read to them passages from my book.  I wanted them to know that writing a poem, a passage, a letter or a book doesn't have to be therapeutic. Sometimes its about exposing those who have hurt us. Sometimes its about standing up and announcing to the world, "It's my story, I lived it, I survived it and I WILL tell it!" I saw the demeanor changes taking place when they realized I wasn't just another person coming there to say 'niceties' about how they can change their lives. Hope is a wonderful thing and that is what the Salvation Army offers all people.