After a heated argument, two best friends lose contact. After seven years, one of them sends the other a letter for her birthday.
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Lyric Southard
(she/her) Mentee
November 9, 2004 marks the day the girl was born. She cradled the newborn baby girl in her arms. A daughter, a daughter she yearned to have. “Her name will be Lyric,” she uttered, “for her heart sounds like music to my ears.” She had a son two years later and they lived in a nice apartment located in Bay Ridge. Lyric was smart, not the smartest in her class, but enough to impress her teachers. She loved to read—from picture books to one word books to novels to writing her own stories. Writing and reading became her life.
Favorite Genres/Mediums
Favorite Authors & Artists
Colleen Hoover, Jane Austen, S. E. Hinton
Artist‘s Statement
Writing connects people together. No matter how many differences two people have, they can find a similarity through writing. This could be a struggle, an idea they are passionate about, or something they both enjoy. Writing is so unique because you can learn more about yourself and more about the world. When I write stories, I write stories that are more than just stories, they’re stories that people can connect too. I write stories to reach out to groups of people, so no one feels alone.
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