Where Silence Ends is a nonfiction memoir written by Mexican-American, mother-daughter duo and touches on generational sexual trauma and healing. I, Angela Ruiz, am the daughter, and my mother is Mary Ruiz. The story is written in 1st person and 3rd person, putting the reader in the middle of the action while at times pulling them out to gain a helicopter view. The story begins in 1920 in Michoacán, Mexico with my great grandmother, Elena — who passed at 106. My great grandmother gave birth to four children, her first born being my mom’s father, who is the antagonist of the story. The main protagonist of the story is my mother. My maternal grandfather lived his life as a pedophile, with my maternal grandmother, Carmen, as his enabler.

The process of creating War for Humanity has been a journey that started in my childhood. As a boy, I had a healthy obsession with reading and cinema, along with an overly active imagination and joy for playing action-adventure games around the family garden. During these times, I drew strands of ideas from various influences and started to create the story and world for my trilogy. Because this was such an ambitious project, I wanted to gain more life experience, read more, develop my skills, and expand my vocabulary before writing. So I set it aside for many years, but occasionally dabbling back in to make additions, whilst focusing on my education and a music career.