Cluttered Clippings: The Musings of a Soul on the Mend

"If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart. Then in living - I have made my mark." Thomas L. Odem, Jr. (American actor)
I am a writer at heart. My love for art and creativity was stunted at a young age because of an elder's opinion. I showed a work of art I was so proud of, which was completely dismissed with the remark, "You will not make money out of that, you know?"
As an Asian American, I grew up in a household and a...