I lost my agency to create stories for myself long ago, so I flock to the people who already have stories. Musicians, artists, writers, philosophers, prophets, lunatics, activists and criminals. I've got just enough tragedy, aesthetic appeal and empathy to make a good companion but not outshine them. I've always been: apprentice, page boy, groupie, concubine, confidant, bard and biographer.
I flock to these people and watch and nurse myself back to health so I can become bigger and bolder too. And by the time I get there, oh boy, will I have a thousand stories to tell! I already do. And by witnessing these stories, I became apart of them. So there!