“I need you to be a part of my story Nora. I am counting on it. The world does not know who you are, and just how I need your help. But they will soon. Because yesterday in ink I had told you how grateful and happy I was. Not because the effects of my weakness began to take effect, but because the effect of my weakness were starting to ebb away, and because it meant that I could start over. I could be better. I could rid myself of it once and for all. “
–Drowning in Madagascar
Dear Nora
“Far from being just an imaginationary pen pal, my friend Nora is a very real individual who plays a critical role in this second installment in the series. She is a mystery whose full identity will be revealed at some point in my story, as well as the full power of her relevance in regards to my personal mission. “
–Drowning in Madagascar
“Dear Nora, May I write to you as if we are already very old and dear friends? When I was a little girl I read the “Diary of Anne Frank.” She wrote to her imaginary friend, a loyal companion she called her “Kitty.” And in doing so, she changed the World. When I read her story, I started addressing my journals to a friend I called, “Lizzie” I wish she was still here. That I could hold her. Flip through the pages of my youth and comfort the lonely child that I would find there. I destroyed her when I was young. Ripped her pages down to the spine. I regret my actions. And I long to remember the words that I once divulged to her. I was hoping that I could call you Nora. A part of me feels as if I already know a small part of you. I hope you will listen and understand. I hope that I may find comfort in my own vulnerability and honesty, knowing that you are here. And that I can, and will hold myself fully accountable to you”.
–Drowning in Madagascar
Drowning in Madagascar 