I joined SmallStack at ground zero on my own Substack I see people as people and believed after blogging for over 10 years and getting very little notice for writing my thoughts and my heart publicly I might find the kindness and feedback here, so I joined. There are a few extremely kind subscribers I now have who have given me feedback and encouragement. I am so grateful to them and for them. Yet, my hope is to get my work noticed more. I hoped SmallStack’s offer of independent writing would lead me to a space I fitted into without being judged for being an average American woman with independent thoughts and expression in writing them. I’m still unsure of my footing or if I am accepted for simply who I am in my writing. I know I’m out of my league with respect to education because I have not had an opportunity to attain a degree. Yet, my urge to write has been a part of me for more than fifty five of my seventy one years. I sincerely believe I have a story to tell and a need to impart what I know… so others may feel free to do the same, I think SmallStack is a great place for all of these things. Once the launch happens and the library is active a lot of peoples work may have a great home and be sated. So thank you so much for the interview here and the clear explanations. All of it resonated with me.