Julie Jewels Smoot

Written from Safety is a track from the album Still Alive, a collection that reflects what becomes possible when survival is no longer the only story being told. For many people, life is shaped by adaptation. Learning how to stay alert. Learning how to anticipate. Learning how to endure. These responses are not weaknesses. They are often evidence of what was necessary at the time. Yet there comes a moment when something different begins to emerge. A thought that is n