Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse- If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7​, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). When I was younger, you told me I could do anything. I didn’t listen. I didn’t feel like I was capable of believing that. There was no way I ...

That day, an unfamiliar face stood in the butcher’s shop. A tall, rounded man with a trimmed beard and two emerald green eyes sold her the pork shoulder. Belle stood behind the counter, watching the world play out outside the shop windows. The silence stretched between them. Sounds from outside the building echoed in the ...

Cancer: The word means nothing to most people. But to the people who have it, or those close to them, the word means everything.

As I sat on the porch, I could smell the rain heading my way. The sound of distant thunder and the pink flashes of lightning warned me to stay put. The rain clouds were black, turning the late afternoon sky into the night. My golden retriever, Misa, sat by my side. Her soulful eyes looking ...

If I had only known the last timeWould be the last timeI would have put off all the things I had to doI would have stayed a little longerHeld on a little tighterNow what I’d give for one more day with you ‘Cause there’s a wound here in my heartWhere something’s missingAnd they tell me ...

Last week, I lost my grandmother, who we called Nanny. It was a shock, but I haven’t been able to just stop and process the loss for more than a few moments at a time since I got the news. It was preceded by the news of the loss of a friend, a mere 24 ...

I wish you were here right now. The emotions are too strong to pinpoint which one is more prevalent. Every emotion is overwhelming to me right now. You left too soon, and it’s not fair. Life isn’t fair, and the loss of yours isn’t fair. It was too soon; you’re too young. This all feels ...

The world is still spinning, and we are often stuck in place as things happen around us. Right now, it is okay to feel overwhelmed. With the Christmas season approaching, there would be feelings of depression and anxiety for many people. This year it is going to be worse for even more. Those who have ...

I saw a hummingbird today. I thought it strange since winter has begun. I think of you whenever I see one.   I wondered why you’d come by to visit on such a cold day. I saw you fluttering your wings amid the icy snowstorm outside.   I know you are a spring bird. I know you came to check on ...