Every Word A Bridge

On Finding and Rediscovering Your Voice

Personal photo. In my home office in Los Angeles.

The first time my words clicked together like Legos, I was 12.

English was my second language. My family and I moved from Sweden when I was eight, when I only had a handful of words like “hello” and “good” in my back pocket. I learned the language quickly, becoming fluent within a year or two. Yet it wasn’…