Pain travels through the bloodline. Some think they can hide from it. Some try to outrun it. I used to think I could outsmart it. I thought I could think logically, make good decisions, and be spared the pain of earlier generations. But now I know this was a lie. That pain may arrive in... Continue Reading →
She never dared to step off the path. She was the responsible one, always keeping her two feet on the ground. She moved through life cautiously, afraid the world would fall apart with a single misstep. Holding everything together was exhausting, but her imagination offered solace - a secret escape from the heaviness of reality.... Continue Reading →
For years, I have been floating down this river, no land in sight. I don’t remember how I got here and have no clue how to leave. I never know where the whimsy of its currents will take me. For a long time, a current of denial led the way. All the pain, the loss,... Continue Reading →
Beauty in the Brokenness 