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The Way You Still Arrive
Anna,On this day, I write to you the way I wish I still could —as if you’re sitting on the porch steps,mud on your jeans from riding,hair brushed smooth for whatever came next.You were always both —wild and polished,fearless and tender,the all‑American girl who fit everywherebecause you belonged to yourself first.I think about that often.On… Continue reading
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Old School Love in a Modern Mess
I grew up seeing a different kind of love —Grandma and Grandpa choosing each otherin every season,arms that stayed,hands that didn’t let gowhen things got heavy.They taught me what it meansto guard a heartbecause it’s precious,not because it’s unprotected.And maybe that’s why I walk aroundfeeling like I was born in the wrong era —like my… Continue reading
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Because I Stayed Me
Why am I not good enoughwhen there’s always someoneprettier than me,skinnier than me,someone who fits the mold better? Do I need to start doing my hair just right,paint my face like a masterpiecethat isn’t really mine?Do I need perfect nails,perfect smiles,perfect curves? Do I need to be artificial—polished, filtered, edited—just to be chosen?Is that really… Continue reading
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Could You Choose Me
I don’t want to be noble about this.I don’t want to pretend I’m above itor healedor graceful in my wanting.I want you.In the way that makes my chest hurtwhen your name lights up my phone.In the way that makes me replayevery almost-look, every pause,every moment I thought—this is it; this is where you choose me.My… Continue reading
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A Letter You’ll Probably Never Read
Dear you, I still catch myself looking for your truckwhen I drive past the park,hoping you’re out there—breathing, moving, doing something that feels like yours again. When I’m in a crowded store,my eyes wander without permission,searching faces that aren’t you,still hoping for just a secondwhere the world surprises me. At night, when everything finally slows… Continue reading
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A Night by the Ocean (short story)
Moonlit Solitude As I sit on the beach, gazing out at the vast expanse of the ocean, I watch as the moon rises higher into the night sky and the stars shimmer with an ethereal brightness. A faint sound drifts in from a distance, prompting me to look around, but I see no one nearby.… Continue reading
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Unchosen: Attracted to You in Every Way
I knew from the start that this road bent the wrong way,yet somehow fate kept placing youright in front of me—a temptation I wasn’t strong enough to resist.I tried to tell myselfthis was just fun,something light,something I could walk away from.But who was I kidding?I was drawn to youin every way a person can be… Continue reading
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Salt I Choose to Swallow
I know the cost of this –the way a heart can splitlike a shoreline giving in to the tide,knowing the water will always returneven as it erodes the sand. Still, I move toward you. You quiet the storms in my mind,turn the noise into something soft,like rain tapping on a windowinstead of thunder shaking the… Continue reading
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The Lone Wolf (short story)
With nothing to do today, I decided to take a walk in the woods. After what felt like hours of wandering, I stumbled upon a cabin. It was once inhabited but now stands abandoned and run-down, yet it held a mysterious allure that intrigued me. As I drew closer, a faint scratching noise caught my… Continue reading
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What We Can’t Undo Now
When your lips left mine,the silence didn’t feel empty—it felt like a held breath,like the world was waitingfor you to pull me back in.I stood there, heart unsteady,tasting the moment we’d tried so hard to avoid,wanting you to close the distance again,to guide me back into your armsthe way you did without thinking.You looked at… Continue reading
Quiet Hour 