I write because it's a way of saying what you want to say without physically producing any sound. You're simply implanting thoughts, advice, notions, ideas, jokes, plans, promises, dreams, songs, history, memories and things that don't necessarily have to be said aloud.

I write because having a voice on paper speaks louder volumes than a voice boasting over any kind of media - words that you have to filter through your own thoughts in order to understand.

I write because sometimes my voice might be the saving grace.

I write because when certain conversations come to a fast reality, a written conversation slows it down and allows you to breathe and re-group.

I write because it's just often the road less travelled. In today's world, a voice spoken is a dime a dozen. And while I can't argue it's any less effective, it just feels less genuine.

Sometimes I write because the sound of a pencil scratching the surface of a paper or the light tapping of your fingers on a keyboard is more therapeutic than the waves of an ocean hitting the shoreline. Your thoughts become a reality before you, when they were only momentarily ago residing in your head.

I write because that's what I'm wired to do.

I write because it's the most basic human function I know.

I write because in a world of so many opinions, my own can be voiced quietly but reached by so many.