a 2017 summer in thailand. addiction [america]. the parallels.
Chloe C.
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When I first started writing poetry, I always found myself writing my way back to origins, to my childhood, and to all the things that shaped me to be the person I am today. So I figured, if I was going to end up back at the start, why not take you along for the ride? This short collection captures snapshots of my childhood, though altered to fiction. I believe that to write provides a way for communities to connect and come together, and for people to understand each other for who they truly are. I want others to know that it’s okay to be afraid of all your history, but that to keep moving forward means to learn from it too. I want others to find themselves in the words I write, because even if there’s one thing that they can take away from it, that’s all that really matters. And finally, I want others to know they’re not alone, to know that somewhere out there in this sometimes crazy world, there will always be a way to find yourself again. Lose yourself in words, but remember that sometimes to be brave is to just start. I hope that my art can express this, and that my artistic process, often a mess of thinking of lines or ideas I'd like to use, reflects these ideas as well.
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My creativity (especially in my writing) gives me a place to express the ideas I still don't know how to explain in real life. While I find my creativity to be a deeply personal act, it also gives me the opportunity to connect with new perspectives outside my comfort zone.
