When I was at their concerts, I felt truly free, able to be myself, and happy. When I wrote to him, I felt safe, a sense of kinship, and when he thanked me for my letters, I felt seen. So I poured my heart out. It may sound silly, but Robert and The Radios were my lifeline in those days.

"I feel such deep sadness for my younger self, surrounded by friends, yet so incredibly alone."
This is a reflection on the girl I once locked away, the memories I buried, and the quiet courage it takes to open the box again.

“I wish I could be like a bird in the sky…”When I first heard these words, they weren’t sung by Nina Simone, who performed "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" so beautifully, with so many layers of emotion and meaning. The first time I heard this song, it was performed by the Belgian band The Radios