Her face was flushed with emotion and pain. She wanted to find the truth. But nowadays everyone says that there is no truth. Yet everything has a story. This pile of junk – grars and widgets- represented her life. Rugged, rested edges ready to be thrown out. Not […]
Her hearing was phenomenal. Super sharp. It always was. It had to be. It was a defense mechanism growing up. When she would hide from the monster she needed her sense of hearing to be on point. She needed to even hear his nostrils flare. Today was no […]
She woke up groggy yet alert. A weird juxtaposition of emotions. She felt groggy from the medications but she was clearheaded as well. She knew what she had to do for she was not going to allow them to take her joy. She wandered downstairs and asked him […]
She had packed eveything up into the van. Well, not everything. Just what could fit and somewhat mattered. She only brought what she could connect to. Or so she hoped. She wanted to move on with what was just necessary. Yet, her insecurities seemed to spill out into […]
Things often need to fall apart and fall down in order to feel empowered. A tree had fallen in their courtyard but there was not much to say about it. Stuff happens. She herself had fallen recently and yet she felt like a champion. You have to get […]
She ran and ran and ran. Her heart felt like it was going to burst through her chest. She stopped for a second to look around her. She wiped her hands and then her tears. She walked over to the little shed. She looked up to the sky […]
She was walking briskly down the streets with both phones in hand. She then heard a cry for help but she could not tell from where. It seemed as if her phone was whistling to her and advocating for justice of some sort. She looked up and saw […]
She was not a big fan of insects or any creepy-crawlies, for that matter. But she lived and let. She always thought it was bad luck to squash an insect. And, forget about spiders. No good could come from killing one. She did need some good luck coming […]
What do you make of freedom when it stares you in the face everyday? She could only repeat that question to herself as she did her daily routine. Run, smile, greet, and meet. Behind it all was just a lingering doubt and pinch of pain. Occasionally, life liked […]
They say to “just do it”. As if that is a good thing. Well, assuming that the thing you want to do is a good thing. She did, however, live by that mantra. Sometimes hesitancy brought about a horrifically unsettling feeling. She was hoping that if she walked […]