As the winds whip around the trees, the sand, and my hair, the ocean slowly and deliberately pulls back her might. Power and force condensing in the deep, leaving sandbars and sea treasures laid bare where seagulls now roam. The full moon overhead holds space as she, the sea, and I move in tandem. A […]
Down in the depths of the ocean are massive, slow moving waves that are never seen from above. Hundreds of feet tall and spanning miles, these waves are so colossal that they completely alter the watery worlds below, but they are revealed only by the tiniest ripples on the surface above. Humans are like that […]
A war torn soul in battered armor asked to sit down to pastries and tea. A crumb rolls off and onto the floor. She grabs for her sword immediately. The gentle music keeps playing, but postured guests shift and stare. The armor is loud in this room, and everyone present seems very aware. A war […]
It’s funny the way it snuck up on me without warning. There was no ellipses, no fresh page or change in the wind, no voice over to announce that the story line had shifted. The story I was living inside subtly adjusted, while my external reality followed loyally behind. It caught me off guard and […]
I look upon a blank page, but not in the same way as before. Once an invitation, a key; but I can’t find the door. What has changed, I wondered, as I forced my hand to fill the space. And my head filled with poems, just old times it retraced. But then it started to […]
Whatever your opinion, and no matter the topic, the moment that you lose sight of the fact that the group you are discussing is a collection of individual humans is the moment you are in the wrong. The moment that your arguments about the adjective become so hyper-focused that you lose sight of the noun, […]
I spoke with a man today about my experience with another man, a complete stranger. Specifically, I told him that I said something to this stranger that you would not say in polite conversation. He asked what happened and I physically winced. Because the moment it escaped my mouth, all of the typical thoughts and […]
The greatest symbol of who we are is not in fireworks, or parades; or in how unified we are while singing the anthem. The greatest symbol of who we are sits in the quiet after the fireworks are done, in the moments before the anthem plays, in how we treat the person next to us, […]
Now is the time to either be stretched wider, or condensed into something smaller. I hope you choose to stretch. I hope you let your heart expand farther than you ever believed it could. To feel the edge of the frame against your fingertips and then just let it go. I hope you let your […]
