Freewriting Friday: Show Me Your Independence

Capturing a moment of freedom to inspire others

Ellie Jacobson
Flint and Steel
Published in
5 min readJul 1, 2022

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Finding your independence. A woman sitting alone in a desert.
Photo by Patrick Schneider on Unsplash

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

We all gravitate towards independence. One of my earliest memories was sitting by…

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Ellie Jacobson
Flint and Steel

Editor at Flash Fiction Magazine & Intrepidus Ink | Flint & Steel editor | MFA candidate working on first novel | mom to 2 kitties, 2 teenage sons & many cats