I drew inspiration from the Japanese art of kintsugi—the practice of mending broken pottery with gold, not to erase the fractures, but to honor them. Much like kintsugi, my writing explores the cracks we carry, the scars that shape us, and the quiet strength found in rebuilding. Healing is a messy and conflicting process that can take years. At the end of the journey, people see only the masterpiece—the final form that continues to shift with time. What they rarely see is the struggle behind the scenes, the moments of breaking and remaking. I penned The Fractured Psalms to bring that fight to life. I write because stories have always been my way of making sense of the world—the messy, raw, beautiful parts of being human. Trust, loss, transformation—not just as themes, but as lived experiences. There’s beauty in imperfection, in choosing to embrace rather than conceal the marks left behind. My book is about that kind of resilience—the kind that glows in the broken places and reminds us we are still whole. This is my story. This book will find its way to the ones who yearn for it most. And now I ask you—will you take my hand?