Permission to be Powerful

Permission to be Powerful

Permission to Be Motherfucking Powerful

Fuck Credentials. Fuck Recognition. Fuck Name-dropping. Just Take What's Yours.

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Tony V.
May 21, 2025
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A rugged Western bandit standing confidently in a dusty desert town, holding a leather satchel overflowing with stolen cash and gold coins. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a bandana covering part of his face, and a long trench coat. A smoking revolver is in his other hand, and behind him, a bank with broken doors shows signs of a recent heist. His expression is bold and defiant, as if he knows he just got away with it. The scene has a cinematic, gritty, and high-contrast Western style.

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,

I come from St. Lucia.

A place so beautiful it looks like a dream. But dreams don’t put food on the table.

When I was in seventh grade, I stared out the classroom window and saw a school of whales swimming by.

It was a view people fly thousands of miles to see. But for me? That window wasn’t an escape.

It was a remin…

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