I love welcoming in the new year. I love that there are now another twelve months of endless possibilities. There is something so magical about it all. Even though the past years have been difficult, I still am filled with a sense of hope. I am a person who, when I was younger, used to…… Continue reading New Year: New Goals
I wanted to make a post letting you all know that I intend to continue blogging but I cannot this month. I am doing Nanowrimo, which means I will write a novel this month. I am also working extra hours and will go out of town. I hope you have a wonderful fall and a…… Continue reading On a Short Break
So I am going to preface this post by stating that it might be controversial. It might make people feel uncomfortable, but that’s not my intention at all. Adoption is a topic that can bring on powerful emotions. Some of them are positive and some not so much. I also would like to include that…… Continue reading Adoption and Ghost Kingdoms in Fiction
7-year-old me when I first picked up a pen27-year-old me now I didn’t learn how to read until I was six years old. This seems odd to me considering the fact that I now teach children that are reading at the ages of three and four. I remember looking at the words, understanding none of…… Continue reading Falling Out of Love and Finding Your Way Back.
This year has been tumultuous, to put it mildly. It has rubbed our emotions raw and impacted every aspect of our lives. You cannot turn on social media or the news without being bombarded by heartbroken images. It’s draining. There was one video in particular that heart my heart. It was a little black girl…… Continue reading Representation Matters
Hello everyone. I have taken a long hiatus from this blog and if I still have any followers left thank you. I am going to start up again because I need to write about something other than my current wip. I have missed you all, and it feels good to be back. I hadn’t had…… Continue reading Writing During a Pandemic
I am split. I live in two worlds. One is the land of the living the other is the land of the dead. I see the best of them both One of hope and things untold. One of wishes and dreams yet unanswered. The other of peace and an end to pain . I see…… Continue reading Two worlds
What is there, when you are left with the shadow of your former self? What do you fight for when its always only you? Why should I cry for help when there is no one to hear my call? Why should I shine my light when the more I use it the dimmer it grows?…… Continue reading Buried
I cannot even pick up a pen I have no emotion from which to draw words. No way to reach the anger that burns like a fire. I feel nothing Have my veins turned to ice? Has my heart turned to stone? The sun kisses my skin but it is a stranger to me. My…… Continue reading Numb
I’ve hated you as long as I can remember. You were always present always there and I could not escape. Every word out of your mouth made me turn away, everything you did annoyed me. I could cry for everyone else. I could cry for the stranger for a character on a screen but I…… Continue reading I choose to love you
Once Upon a Mermaid Tale: Reading, Writing and other Musings 