The next morning at 9, I stuff my drawstring backpack with essential supplies (phone, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc.) and dress for my secret journey to the island. My clothes consist of beige capri shorts, a blue and white floral tank top, and white strappy sandals with a floppy sun hat. One of the fashion tips in ...

Hikari exits the taxi with her luggage, tips her driver, and walks to where the directions on her map lead to the castle. She happily sighs as she listens to the birds singing in the palm trees. I can hardly wait to see Mr. Cash, Hikari thinks to herself. This meeting is the thing that ...

To my unborn son… I sit here feeling your movements as you dance inside my belly. I try to identify the different parts of you that I may be feeling. “Was that an arm or a leg?” “A hand or a foot?” I imagine what it will be like to feel your tiny fingers wrapped ...

When you feel like you’re on the precipice of something defining, but don’t know quite what.   When you feel as if there is something   just around the corner, but you can’t see it quite yet.   When do you know that you’ve made it?   When can you feel safely accomplished?   When ...