I Am Gifted

The realization that I didn’t think like my peers came to me quite young. I lived in a fantasy world of stories for much longer than my cohort. My imagination and ability to play like a child lasted well into my teens. The imaginings were full bodied experiences, with heightened sensual components. When I could no longer find others to engage with me in the world of imagination, I contented myself with story writing and quietly exploring scenarios in my mind, and privately within my own body.

I don’t recall my emotionality being an issue until later, but I also don’t remember a whole lot of my childhood…