I woke up late.  Granted, I’d been out late the night before, so it it made sense. Right? The ever growing to-do list in my head, I decided to throw it all out the window and head to Kroger. I…

It’s been hard to write lately. Not because of anything bad, but because of everything different. Just as the winds have shifted, from biting cold to a warm breeze, so have the seasons of my heart. It is both a…

I recently had a birthday. I love and hate birthdays, but this year was celebrated with strung up lights and people other than me and a pink and white skirt. To me, a birthday is like New Year’s Eve: a…

  “Life’s just hard.” She looked up across the table as the statement slipped out of her mouth, just a few small words, but a statement that carried so much weight and depth. Naturally, I continued to devour my bar…

I released the tight grip I had on my future, the one full of roaming and newness and few looks back at the past. I let go of all that, and in turn got peace. A calm heart. A fresh…

It suddenly struck my mind as I looked out across the lake that when I think of this city, this dot on the map, one person’s face comes to mind. Except here’s the thing: they don’t even live here anymore.…

It came in perfectly through the giant front window, the potted plants reaching up further in their bends & twists to get a kiss from the warmth. I stood in front of the windowsill, staring out at the bleak buildings…

I used to be obsessed with dreams. But not so much the ones at night when you’re asleep. I’m talking about the ones you think about often during your slow work day, the ones that you want to pursue in your garage,…

  “Do you know what you want to do after this?” The dreaded question. Exasperated laughter escaped my lips, and I squinted into the air for a potential sign of what should come next. “You know, I have thought about…” I…