I have a box of memoriesTidbits of this and thatThe past of good and badFrom time to time I blow off the dustPulling off the top and digging insideLooking over this and thatSeeingFeelingRememberingHow much have things really changed?For better or for worseLove and lostHere and nowI wanna laugh and cryBut I do neitherTouching the folded ...

To My Thirteen-Year-Old Self, Hey you, it’s you, but from the future – 16 years to be exact. There are so many things that will happen to you later down the line that will literally change your life forever. I can’t even begin where to start. Girl, you are going to go on a wild ...

Making mistakes is a huge part of life. Everyone we know, even and especially the wisest people you’ve ever met, have made mistakes in their lifetimes. It’s hard to accept. On a personal level, I lie awake at night thinking about the mistakes I’ve made. It can lead to insomnia, anxiety, continuous stress, leading to ...

I stared at myself in the golden mirror. The light reflected off of my golden wedding dress. Mother didn’t think white was appropriate. I had a deep V-neck and a large skirt, which detracted from my slight baby bump. I was about two months pregnant and mother thought the gold would hide the glow that ...

When you’ve forgotten who you once were- your past self emerges things come to surface and you remember- memories are broken and forgotten dreams and daydreams float into the world- your present is foggy Your eyes are covered with the days’ fog- you run in a different direction looking for who you are, or once ...

Read part one. I flip the hourglass to see time reverse. Before my eyes, I watch time passing. It is reversing back into the moments I cherished the most. I see them. I watch everything go by. Is this how they really were?  Nostalgia can play tricks on you. Rose-colored lenses are blinding. I watch, ...

This is but an imagined future. None of the following events or characters exist. But our planet does. Ninety-two point ninety-six million miles from the sun there was a little, blue planet that is no longer blue. It is brown with the polluted ambitions of humanity. The oceans bear little life and the land is ...

“Alright, everyone! It’s happening, let’s get a move on,” Will warned his family. “We have maybe a few more minutes, but we shouldn’t wait until the last second.” “I can’t believe this is really happening,” Will’s wife said quietly. She gathered a few of the children’s toys that were strewn all over the grass. “Will, ...

Father’s Day is supposed to be a happy day for fathers across the country. But that isn’t always the case, especially for those of us that don’t get to see our children regularly or at all. Such as myself. I wasn’t the greatest dad when I had joint custody of my son, but I learned ...

My time as a college student is fading away. Ten more weeks will fly by, and I will have my Master’s degree in Creative Writing and English from Southern New Hampshire University. Being in school since 2012, seeing it end is scary. Believe it or not, I don’t want it to end. I love how ...