Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

a chance to create and dream.

I kept the brownstone in the city and sold the cottage, using the proceeds to fund a scholarship program for young artists, named in Jonathan’s memory.

I traveled. Rome, Paris, Barcelona—all the places Jonathan and I had once dreamed of seeing together. I went alone, but I wasn’t lonely. I was free.

And I made art again.continue reading …