About The Author

The author writes from the quiet edges of memory, where truth is felt before it is spoken. Choosing anonymity not as a mask but as a form of honesty, he explores the shadows of his childhood, the weight of silence, and the long echo of survival. His work blends emotional clarity with restraint, inviting readers into a story told not for recognition, but for release. 

This memoir is the author's first step into the light after years spent learning to live with what was never meant to be said. It is important to the author to protect the identities of his siblings at their request, and it is not his intent to shame his parents or ruin their lives. 

This story is being shared by the author for personal healing as well as for the purpose of putting forth a stark warning as to the consequences of turning a blind eye to child abuse. The author writes to give shape to silence. What inspires him is not resolution, but the weight of what is endured. 

Through restrained language and symbolic imagery, he explores the spaces between memory and truth, not to be seen, but to be understood. Writing is how he survived what was never meant to be spoken.