I Wrote It Down So I Can Breathe
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Last published Wed, Jul 16, 2025
Devlin Matthews isn't just unlucky-he's cursed. At least, that's what his father says. Trapped in a house filled with anger and silence, twelve-year-old Dev clings to the only thing that feels safe: a battered, old journal he's named Echo. In its pages, he writes the truths he can't say out loud-his fears, his dreams, and the pain he hides from the world.
Through his journal, Dev starts to find his voice, piecing together fragments of hope in a life that often feels hopeless. But as the cracks in his world grow wider, Dev is forced to face a choice: stay silent and let the shadows consume him, or take a leap of faith and trust that someone might care enough to listen.
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