~He died in a freak accident~ — It was Father’s day weekend, the year 2006. My dad came to visit. He brought his wife, my two little sisters, and one of my little brothers. My sisters were in that rebellious teenage phase, so they were on a different wavelength than the adults in the house. My dad…

~A mental health memory~ — The night before had been a rollercoaster of emotions, and I was sinking quickly into a murky mental mess. Soon enough, I realized that this new day was not going to be any better. Something in me felt the need to reach out to someone. For the most part, I…

~Short Fiction Thriller~ — As the bright morning sun brought light into her bedroom window, Ashley groggily rolled over to find a small folded up piece of paper beside her pillow. She tousled her long auburn hair out of her face and opened it up. It read, “Meet me by the firelight tonight at…

A fictitious conversation with a familiar apparition — please, don’t leave me not this time I don’t think I could handle it again turn around and rest your feet spirits rest as well, don’t they? your absence haunts me, daily ever since you left my broken heart has held on to this tragedy I struggle with the fact…

Was it a dream or not? — I had a remarkable dream last night or maybe a vision instead I was in a foreign place walking in a garden, outside near a mirror-like silver staircase I looked above to the majestic, ebony sky with its shining diamond stars dancing through the absences of light vaulted heavens opened…

Let’s celebrate peace and diversity — I held two doves in my hands and looked deep within their eyes and thought of all the differences that exist through humankind doves represent gentleness as they peacefully coexist they are also very loyal and their presence is a gift doves are very social intelligent and kind they blend together beautifully and…

We can all unite and help each other — we all fall down and lose our way it’s nice when others are willing to catch us we all are flawed in our own way it’s priceless when we can learn to accept it we all want to love and to be loved it’s amazing when we find our special…

Getting lost in a daydream — I look out the window of my mind’s eye and see the sunrise beaming across the tangerine sky I smile even though I can’t feel the wind on my face I still appreciate this current mental space even though I’m afraid to go out and face the new day it’s…

Examining its origin — I suffer from a few phobias, one of which is the fear of driving or being in a vehicle. It’s hard to track how many people have this phobia because they either don’t talk about it with others or don’t see a doctor for their condition. One term for this…