The Time I Painfully Became Part of the Furniture

But then found my community

What am I doing here?

I had just raised my hand and my heart was pounding like I was about to enter a cage fight with no training. 

But I was just on a group Zoom call.

It was October of 2020, and I had just joined a writing course called Write of Passage. You may have heard of it. Founded by David Perell, it has deservedly earned a reputation for being on…