What helpful advice could you give to a young black adult who had experienced homelessness when young, been raised in a difficult relationship by a single mother, while his life as a queer male evolved to frame his human relationships?
You might offer your experience as a writer/guide. Carvell Wallace is a well-known and admired American writer who did not begin his craft until he was 40. A burst of anger called him to ‘pick up a pen and eulogize the senseless death of a young Black man.’
Honing his craft by writing about the life experiences of other people, Wallace has recently written his own story, demonstrating a unique insight that prompts unusual perspectives on survival and growth.
Read/listen to some of Wallace’s perceptions, which might be solace for other young men destined to ride a painful and rocky road into adulthood, at National Public Radio: Writer Carvell Wallace on past pain and forgiveness: Letting go is ‘always available’
