“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Thread of Grace

    I carry the weight of their hours home in the quiet of mind and remind myself how distant is their day from mine. Somewhere between the pain and my ordinary night a thin thread of grace remains. Continue reading

    Thread of Grace
  • How are you even?

    August eleventh, how are you even?I’ve heard you’ve been crying alone and reminiscinglate at night, seeking relief inthe bittersweet melancholy of the nightby playing mixtapes that live where memory sits in half-lightlike a quiet street under a faded skyand the… Continue reading

    How are you even?
  • Not Yet

    She’s tired of this familiar feeling, always standing still, forever freezing, and silence screaming, telling her to stay. The unspoken tension of wanting to be seen, yet simultaneously having the impulse to hide away. Continue reading

    Not Yet
  • Five Things I am Thankful for in this Season of Waiting.

    While driving to get my vaccination shot one afternoon, I listened to a powerful podcast episode. The speaker, a woman sharing her life’s unexpected turns, opened up about the painful series of miscarriages she had endured. Even though I’ve never… Continue reading

    Five Things I am Thankful for in this Season of Waiting.
  • Every Mask Created

    The more I stay home the less I want to leave and the more I stay,the heavier it feels. Is it possible to love your parentsand still grieve the childwho mistook disappearing for peace?Flowers pressed in pagespatience built from ages.… Continue reading

    Every Mask Created
  • Songs of Quieter Times

    Kindred minds masked by fear vision mends, while heart still spins. Reasons fights, the ego decieves. Loses sight, clear logic leaves. Blueprints waiting to be lived. Wandering thoughts, deep guilt inside wears a stable frown but with great pride. Disguise… Continue reading

    Songs of Quieter Times