Creative! Queer!! Autistic!!! on Nostr: “She spotted a creative side to me that no one else had really noticed. One ...
“She spotted a creative side to me that no one else had really noticed.
One afternoon, I was leaving class when she called me back to talk to her. I stood beside her desk, hoping I wasn’t in trouble, and listened attentively as she lit a cigarette and said, “You have something you should be aware of: What do you think about being an artist?”
I listened to what she was saying, and it sounded good.
“You can go two ways,” she continued. “You can get bored, and get into trouble, or you can find something you like, and be good at it, and be an artist.”
She sounded kind and concerned, and I knew she was serious.”
— #JohnnyMarr #SetTheBoyFree #TheSmiths
One afternoon, I was leaving class when she called me back to talk to her. I stood beside her desk, hoping I wasn’t in trouble, and listened attentively as she lit a cigarette and said, “You have something you should be aware of: What do you think about being an artist?”
I listened to what she was saying, and it sounded good.
“You can go two ways,” she continued. “You can get bored, and get into trouble, or you can find something you like, and be good at it, and be an artist.”
She sounded kind and concerned, and I knew she was serious.”
— #JohnnyMarr #SetTheBoyFree #TheSmiths