I Felt Important
Saved by Britt Gage
More than anything else it was this feeling that captivated me—the feeling that, literally, made me captive.
Saved by Britt Gage
Upon first hearing this story, I found myself in tears, and confused by this sudden swell of emotion.
My faculties were chained up in wonder and awe.
It was as though I had been struck by lightning. At regular intervals happiness surged along my nerve channels. My heart trembled, my soul glowed. Suddenly I couldn’t wait for Monday, I couldn’t wait for school to begin.
The sheer quantity of love, the unconditional love of total strangers, was the most incredible feeling I’ve ever had. I don’t know if this is art, I said to myself. I don’t know what this is, or what art is. I’d always thought of art as something that was expressed through certain tools: painting, sculpture, photography, writing, film, music, archi
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