I Shaved For This?

I started writing for two reasons. First, this became my journal, my catharsis, my purging of everything I'd put myself through. If I wrote it, I could read and study it, and therefore, learn from it. And two, when I went out to find some sort of literary connection, I found it difficult to relate to anything I found on the shelves of my local book store. I will admit that certain books did speak to me, and others did rhyme with my experience, but nothing truly said, "Yes, I've been there t...