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2019 was a year of a lot of pain, hope, and transition for me. My time on Medium has been an anchor during this time, and increasingly, I’ve found myself drawn towards vulnerable and personal testimonials, stories unique to a single person, that no one else could have written. While some value universality, I value authenticity most, and in a way I can’t describe too well, these three stories from some of my most respected writers on Medium capture the essence of the writer I’m trying to become, of the stories that resonate the most with me.
All three of these articles of 2019, I believe, are underappreciated for their boldness, vulnerability, and quality. The three of my own are also not my most popular ones, but they’re the ones I felt the proudest of and got the most out of writing. As such, I hope my voice here will give more attention to these necessary reads:
Kristi Keller — “24 hours with a fugitive”
Kristi opens up this painful article beautifully, not revealing who “he” is right away. It is a story of mental illness…
