The Story Portal

Since Between Words came out, I’ve had the chance to connect with readers who resonated with this book, and who have inspired me in turn.

Feeling like a misfit is something that I think most of us can identify with. For me, not knowing the right words to say was intimately linked to my outsider complex.

I was seven when our family moved to France. On my first day at an English speaking elementary school, I was standing alone on the playground at a loss for what to do or say…