Brandon Bellvue

“This isn’t a story about survival because a lot of my pieces have already been lost. Some rebirth has occurred, so I cannot say I’ve survived when I’m not the same person who started this journey.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“There is no part of me that isn't in here.

I'm inviting you in.
Into my thoughts, into my compulsions, into my voice.

This is a raw but inviting look into a world I wasn't built for, and that wasn't built for me.

My diagnosis makes some people uncomfortable. These people make me feel uncomfortable.

I separate the 'us' who are touched by this light, and 'the others' who have yet to understand why we are separate.

I hope this book will bridge the gap.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“You were holding all my pieces together, and you were trying to balance them all in your righteous hands.”
― Ashley Marie Berry, Separate Things: A Memoir

“I fell in love with this self that was built from
every positive thought I had between the shameful ones. She came from every bright light I’d noticed before it was overshadowed with darkness. I hoarded these delicate bits of time, waiting for when they could radiate again.”
― Ashley Marie Berry