Chapter 12
When you have a story to tell, you must tell it. No matter how you are laughed at, belittled, berated, mocked. No matter what others whisper about you behind your back. No matter the naysayers. Despite the frustration of speaking loudly and no one caring. Whether you get one-star reviews or five, whether you have word of mouth, marketing support, a respected platform, massive numbers of followers to hang on your every word or not, you must tell that story or else always wonder what could have been, forever holding your peace.
It was a clear, cold Monday night at the beginning of February when Kenneth Hempel appeared on Channel 16, Salem Access Television. Now everyone could see him telling his story.
“They’re here,” he said to the camera. He brushed his thinning hair to the s
