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Three Years
The sun was shining bright beams this morning. Carried in the hands of a cobalt sky. Apollonian lanterns giving way to the death of night. I stepped into the shower and let the warmth envelop me....
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Carmel
The universe has stilled this morning. Quiet breathing and puppy sniffs, a copper latch cradling that arched door from 1926. But I am wakeful this morning. Bashful of the sun, I linger in the light of...
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Fool Me Once
Fool me once, shame on you. Isn’t that how the saying goes? I’ve been burned before. So I’ve learned. Hellish fires and splintered vessels floating down the River Styx. We’ve swam among childhood...
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Pitter Patter
They look at me unknowingly. A creature of a mythical past. Hair of cinnamon sprinkles and fins of urban legend scales. Windmills of honey and grim reaper tales. I flip over sea shells and breathe...
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Phoenix Rising
“Fawkes is a phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes burst into flame when it is time for them to die and are reborn from the ashes.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets A little over a year...
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Sewn Shadows & Rib Cage Nectar
Photographer: Laila Talpur The clouds hung heavy with autumn air this morning. The last summer cherries stifled the air with their crimson blooms. And I longed for more. Dimples dipped into the corners...
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Where the Wild Things Are
[That] night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another. – Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are I love this time of year. Poetry stirs deep within my bones. Inspiration does...
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Rainbow Reflections
I have always been drawn to color. My eyes love the glamor and glitter, watching rainbow reflections in the rear view mirror of a summer day. I used to collect paint palettes as a kid, flipping...
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One Lovely Blog Award
So unbelievably thrilled that Kara has nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award. This girl is a true inspiration – traveling around Europe, taking chances, being brave. She is living out everything...
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Just Yesterday
It was freezing this morning, and for whatever reason, it had me thinking about New York. And how it snowed in Central Park, such a brilliant white. I almost fell numerous times, and tree branches...
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I’m Going to Try…Pilates?
A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by The Culture Trip, a website that dedicates itself to providing the best recommendations on art, food, travel, and more for big cities around the globe. Sam,...
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Phoenix Rising: Release Date
As many of you probably already know, writing has always been a passion of mine. To share my own experiences and stories, find others that can relate, and build friendships that span seas and cities,...
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Footprints on the Moon
He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. – Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights I can’t tell you right now what it is exactly that feels different about this...
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People Watching
It’s a funny thing, really. People watching. Strangely addicting. I was saddled on a wooden chair, its auburn paint chipping away. I couldn’t help but pick at the legs. I felt like it made that...
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Homebound
I am awaiting your homecoming tonight. I am counting down the moments with every spin of the spoon in my mug of French vanilla tea. It feels a little pathetic – watching the ions separate – honey, tea...
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Insanity
You admitted me to more than once – I’m pretty sure I’m crazy. But the universe is full of strangeness. Insanity. Madness. I’ve always been odd, too. Like Mercury’s elliptical orbit and Jupiter’s icy...
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White Lightning & Blue Flames
It’s okay that you don’t see yourself the way that I do. That you don’t see how your eyes are sprinkled with flecks of hazel, and you probably don’t realize that you bring your left hand up to your...
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This Place
All I need to hear sometimes is just an “I love you.” God, if you feel it, how I wish you would show it. Because maybe you do not understand how much and how hard and how deep I feel. I need to be...
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What Depression Really Feels Like
Depression is a nagging shadow. Shadow of doubt, I should say. That feeling that things are never going to go right, and you do not deserve for them to go right, after all. Since I was a teenager, I...
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