So What Are You?

To those of you who don’t know me, or to those of you who do, I am a girl who likes to hide behind her facade, a wall between the external and internal, the separation of the world from the heart. Why is it that I’ve walked around for eighteen-years not knowing who I am?…

raindrops

i could sit on my windowsill for hours sipping tea as the raindrops splash into puddles and the aftermath is left on the floor. but then the skies turn from grey to back and the rain stops and it starts to hail and the hail stones are like tiny ice cubes that melt when they…

I Can Only Promise

People seem to think about reincarnations a lot. They believe that their birthmark was where they were killed in their past life. Some, however, believe that once they die they spend their time in a dark “void,” while others believe that they get to watch their lives play out over their eyelids. I’m here to…

Wonder

When you were a young girl, At an unripe age, Wind swept across your face Blowing dirt onto your corduroys and Littering your soil With weeds.   Winnipeg. A farm. A family.   That was your life, Weeding the garden and Wondering what the world was like.   You would sit by the fire, Asking…

Moonbeam

The following is an emulation of the class act “Nine”. “Nine” follows the story of two women who have been kidnapped by human traffickers. They are locked in a room and share “tells” – glimmers of hope with each other.  A silver sliver nicked my eye “moonbeam”. The eerie glow of the pale light danced…

A to Z

C IS FOR CHURCH What to do there: Find a quiet spot. Places of prayer are not always tranquil. You could go in between prayer times when the church or mosque or temple is emptier and calmer; you’ll also draw less attention to yourself. Write about memories of prayer, your own or a character’s. Invent a…