"The best portraits are the ones made with empathy. They are the ones that show you something of the inner life of the person portrayed, a glimpse into the worlds that hide behind appearances more easily grasped. This book is a collection of those glimpses, thoughts and feelings given by the hand of a writer who understands what it is like to be human. It's all there, and it's painful and beautiful." - Sofia Romualdo'Portraits of Girls I never Met' is a collection of short stories and poems dealing with loss, love and other growing pains.