My one and only love — you open my door and assist me with whatever I need you make my day every day and are always so very sweet you make me feel safe and seem genuinely interested in what I have to say you take me outside and show me the world when I would usually hide away…

~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…

Feeding our souls as we spread love to others — I look in the mirror and try to force a smile it’s difficult sometimes to accept getting older all of the changes and losses that occur as the years pass by I remind myself to feel fortunate to have lived at all despite the many times spent in sorrow those…

The joys of living with bipolar disorder — I put together a book during a manic episode and rushed the entire process. Last night I wanted to start editing my book, so I won’t be embarrassed to market it. I only got through a few pages before the tears threatened to fall. I was only able to edit…

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…