“Before I left home I cut my hair close to my scalp so I could be a free woman with free thoughts, open to all possibilities. I was making a map of the world. In ancient times maps were made… — Shay Youngblood Copy Share Image
“There was power in the pen, I knew this for certain...It was there all the time, just waiting for me.” — Shay Youngblood Copy Share Image
“I was a woman and did not yet think of myself as a writer. I was a mapmaker.” — Shay Youngblood Copy Share Image
“Before I left home I cut my hair close to my scalp so I could be a free woman with free thoughts, open to… — Shay Youngblood Copy Share Image
