NO to "no"

To all who have encountered NO:No you can’t.No you shouldn’t.No you aren’t.No I don't hear you.No I don’t believe you.No I don’t believe in you.No you don't belong.No you weren’t chosen.No you didn’t win.No I won’t hire you.No I won’t fund your project.No I won’t publish your work.

To all who have been told they are too...oldyoungpooruneducatedovereducatedloudtimidsensitivestoicmoodyweird"damaged"(fat, skinny, blah blah)

Not to put too fine a point on it, but FUCK ALL THAT.

We can.We should.And we are.

Right now.

Lauren Kessler

Lauren is the author of 15 narrative nonfiction books and countless essays, articles, and blogs.

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