May 23, 2021IlluminationI hear the pitter-patter of rain dropping on the canvas umbrella outside Now humming to its own beat as the Earth receives . A drink for the tired and weary something like nourishment for the soul The crags and crevices where the river runs through it and life blooms andβ¦Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Nov 2, 2020MommaTheir words hit me like cement being poured. βSheβs taken a turn for the worse. Sheβs been moved to the ICU. We have put her in a medically induced coma.β Sinking. Sinking. The cement, quicksand. My brother and I sitting in chairs beside your hospital bed. Little ducklings sitting inβ¦Death2 min readDeath2 min read
Jan 16, 2020The InvisibleβThey caught all the wild children, and put them in zoos, They made them do sums and wear sensible shoes. They put them to bed at the wrong time of day, And made them sit still when they wanted to play. They scrubbed them with soap and they made themβ¦Fiction8 min readFiction8 min read
Jan 1, 2020When Time Stood StillI spent far longer than I intended in getting ready. I wanted everything to be just right. Just so. For tonight, Baby Bearβs fantasy was all but coming true. I took longer than usual to straighten my hair and getting the layers to lay just so. I took extra careβ¦Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Dec 28, 2019Odd Girl OutI always felt like an outcast; the odd girl out. I grew up in a home that was held together by secrets and abuse and too much shame to name within this space. β¦Short Story6 min readShort Story6 min read
Dec 14, 2019The Story CollectorThere was a woman who lived to be one hundred years old. She outlived most of those she once knew. She had lived an incredible life. She traveled the world and saw a century of changes β recording the memories through photographs, words, art, and books. Stories and history andβ¦Short Story8 min readShort Story8 min read
Nov 17, 2019RebirthOne day the earth opened and below my feet was a world suffocated in ash. Feeling the despair of Persephone, wondering if I was compromised of everything hidden β the contents of Pandoraβs Box β I closed my eyes and allowed the dark embers to swallow me whole. I feltβ¦Nonfiction2 min readNonfiction2 min read
Nov 17, 2019Living with Chronic Illness & PainI woke up, stiff. Unable to move. My right shoulder was frozen in place and my hips screamed as they begged to split from my torso. Breathing was labored β constricted β due to the tight muscles spreading like tight bands of octopus ink dripped across my chest. I feltβ¦Chronic Illness4 min readChronic Illness4 min read
Nov 2, 2019This Moment is My LifeToday I cried while gazing at a wild flower Overwhelmed by itβs beauty and grace I stared amidst a forest vast and free Pine, Oak, Juniper; an array of shades and hue Overhead I watched four vultures in flight Wings spread amidst cotton candy clouds of white I heard my name called upon the wind Before the gentle breeze sweetly kissed my cheek I inhaled deeply all this beauty beholden to none I stretched my neck towards the heavensPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Oct 29, 2019The BallerinaThey say we want what we canβt or donβt have. I think there comes a time in our lives when we ALL finally concede to accept where we are and who we are in the complete sum of our totality and it usually comes with a price of destruction andβ¦Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
