Writer of essays, reflections, and cultural commentary. Exploring creativity, inner life, and what it means to grow wiser on purpose.
If there's one thing I really miss about childhood, it's how experiencing pure, unadulterated joy felt so effortless. I knew what it was without needing to name it. It also felt natural — something I could count on defaulting to instead of having to fight for it.
Life
There’s a certain kind of waiting that doesn’t come with a countdown. There's no circled date on the calendar to count down to. No confirmation email. There won't eventually be a light knock on the front door to let you know it’s finally
Movies
Some horror — if that is indeed the right word — doesn’t explode through your front door with knives, blood, or jump scares. It lives in the invisible corners of a person’s living, breathing life. It is the horror that comes along with being watched, judged, and found lacking by
Life Lessons
The idea of leaving a legacy in life came up on Facebook earlier — everything it does and doesn't mean (and to whom). I posted a meme I found. Then a couple of friends direct-messaged me to share some of their own thoughts on the subject. And as sometimes
Reflections
I never used to think of myself as a strong person, and with good reason. As a little girl, I was quiet and shy, the sort of kid who stayed glued to her parents whenever she went out with her family. I didn't want to be anything in
Reflections
You'll never catch me saying that I know something until I've applied it somehow and proven to myself that it's probably true. Before that, it's simply secondhand information — likely valuable if it came from a trustworthy source, but not absolutely. And even
Life
One of the biggest myths we're sold when we're all still young and stupid is that life is a straight-shot journey from Point A to Point B. All you have to do is follow the totally real life map we're presented with, and everything
Readings
Over the past couple of months, I've been focusing on reclaiming a few habits I've fallen away from over the years. One of those is a daily divination pull from one of my tarot decks, oracle decks, or rune sets — occasionally a pull each from more
Movies
I think movies are like portals to a lot of us when we're children –– opportunities to step out of our little-kid lives with all their frustrating limitations for a moment and explore the world on a larger scale. Then we get older. We acquire adult worries and responsibilities.
Short Fiction
They arrived without fanfare, though they were dressed for it. One by one, they emerged from the folds of the early morning into my misty garden. Creatures of fur, claw, tusk, and hoof. Each robed in velvet and brocade, each carrying a violin that hummed with more than music. I
Creative pursuits like writing, art, or music aren't just things we do. For a lot of us, creativity is an entire lifestyle, a way of existing and taking up space in the world around us. But if you're anything like me, it's all too
They say that seven is the age of reason — the age when you're old enough to start truly developing a sense of self. This makes sense to me, as my memories from that age (and just after) are among some of my most poignant and vivid, even if