Emotional Release

  • Childhood: Where the Story Began – RQ 1 & 2

    Warning: I am posting my answers here. They contain child abuse. You do not have to read these. You can answer the questions on your own. If you start to read but it’s triggering, please stop right away. You can… Continue reading

    Childhood: Where the Story Began – RQ 1 & 2
  • The Red String of Fate

        They say there is a red string woven through every life. A single thread slipping through forests and cities, over mountains, across rivers, through the countless miles between one heart and another. As a child, I thought it… Continue reading

    The Red String of Fate
  • It begins

        The sun slips softly beyond the horizon, and the world grows quiet — it grows still. That is when it begins — the loneliness, the ache, the memories I keep leaving behind. They rise like restless tides, and… Continue reading

    It begins
  • My Guiding Light

        I may not have a guiding light anymore… but maybe one day I’ll find one again. One that won’t leave me. The day grew dark; shadows swallowed the sun, and I was lost in an endless night —… Continue reading

    My Guiding Light
  • House Rules

        The games clatter before her. Dice dance on green felt, coins sing with every wager. Cards slide across to every player. A desperate choreography of being sought out. Cigarette smoke in the air. Thin. Sweet. Already fading. He… Continue reading

    House Rules
  • Are you okay?

      Inspired by both a friend and my personal experience as we both struggled to answer this question after devastating heartache.    You want me to say, “I’m okay.” But I can’t. The words catch in my throat – exhausted… Continue reading

    Are you okay?
  • I dreamt of love

        I dreamt of a life filled with joy and adventure, shared with someone special. I dreamt of road trips and mountain trails, of sitting beside you in the quiet wild, watching the horizon stretch endlessly before us. I… Continue reading

    I dreamt of love