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Nov 12, 20196 min read

Broken Shackles

It often feels like an unbearable privilege to write and make a simple living from taking all those wonderful and horrible patterns...

Oct 4, 20198 min read

So, I Was Made Anew

I know she loved me, deep down, but she loved drugs more. When I was little, she tried selling me for $1,000 to fund her addiction...

Apr 23, 20197 min read

Always Beginning

I believe that all experiences in life are the stepping stones that eventually lead to one’s truth. And so, I would like to share my...

Apr 4, 20198 min read

Weed Barons

I’m not proud of how I reached popularity in college, but the statue of limitations has since passed, so it is what it is at this point...

Jan 19, 20199 min read

The Thinnest of Threads

I’ve always heard people say that nothing good ever happens after midnight. For the longest time I found that to be true of my birth...

Jan 17, 20198 min read

My Part Two

Most living things remain what they were at birth, however, a butterfly was once a caterpillar, and at the risk of waxing poetic, I...

Nov 6, 20187 min read

The Promise to Myself

When people look at me, they see a happy woman, slow to take and quick to give. What they don’t know is the harsh truth under this smile...

Sep 12, 20187 min read

A True Power

As a child, it seemed like the world around me inspired the power of creativity flowing into my hungry, curious mind. Filled with...

Aug 15, 20187 min read

Sober and Stronger

I was a “surprise” to my parents because they were already in their mid-40s when I came along. My two brothers were much older than me...

Jun 1, 20175 min read

Forgiveness Is the Attribute of the Strong

There are times in life when we must choose whether we hold on to hate, or forgive and forget. Holding on to hate is the more common...