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and I, and I couch comfortable, kicks up lean into that vibration motherlode sky vibin hard tonight someone will break tide on the beach crashing goddesses I effervesce the slip of idea neatly filed between

Dani wishes she was a Gilmore Girl. She thinks extra warm blankets at the foot of the bed in Winter and dresses tailored to her body. She thinks spa days and club lunches and witty dialogue she never has

you knew it during the descent second leap off the bluff water fast-approaching your knees to your chest heart hammering you knew it because this fall was not the tumble elevating your heart rate the kiss

I had a friend who lived up the road a ways. There was a highway between us or it would have been a nice walk. I would head to her house on sunny days and stand in her kitchen while she peeled potatoes

I wish the world was as simple as the "Sally Sells Seashells" nursery rhyme. Life is a more like a field of cacti. You know what? I may wish for simplicity but I love the variety that lends itself

When it comes to gratitude, I sometimes have to force the feeling. My thoughts can quickly slip into a negative spiral when it comes to people who have been unkind to me. It is easy to wish harm on someone,

Anthony is talking about a trip to Europe. I've never been off U.S. soil and he is saying he wants to make it happen and why not? It's not like we have any obligations here beyond jobs. I have the time

Life is a blur. I can't see much past right now other than possibilities, and that's dangerous. Peeking through those windows stokes fear. I haven't mastered the art of happy thinking. I get there day

Pain flooded these pages with every tremor rifling my legs rewind that scene again, the one where I drown and you pull the water from my lungs, force in air while I quake against the earth rewind it all

When my friend got married, I struggled to imagine the woman who had accepted him as a partner. The reason was he was lazy. He spent his days sipping tea and playing guitar. His life was lived in his head

I was a professional photographer for a year. My camera was gifted to me by family in an unprecedented group giving. I practiced with it daily and studied every book I could get my hands on. After several

We could head out to the bluff and sunset. Strip down and warm each other skin to skin under the stars. Camp among the rocks making wishes and slow, wet noises of satisfaction. We could dine on each other's

Take me off your list I do not want your junk cluttering my mind feed I do not want your paper or electronic files I do not want you. Delete my number, stop calling when you're sick or sad or lonely or

What are you telling yourself you don't deserve? I am prone to overthinking. Everyone does it sometimes. We commit ourselves to the path of an idea and chase it for hours or days. We become obsessed without

When Anthony kisses me I find the stars and live among them. I'm not ready for this. I'm not ready. He's at the door right now and I know if I open it he will sweep me into a kiss and, god, I love him

We can do all the wishing we want on dandelions. Purse our lips, breathe out, watch the seeds fly. But wishes only take root if we believe in our innate magic we are the creator of good in our lives I

It was a dark and stormy night. Dani watched lightning streak across the sky outside her window. Anthony was on the couch eating candy corn one stripe at a time. "Is this actually supposed to look

Underfoot, the leaves crackled and folded. She'd stepped off the path and was headed for the stream she'd found on her last solo adventure. It was good to be alone. Her head had been crowded of late, and

I have been stumbling in the dark searching for the best course of action: one that allows me to relax in a sense of safety while also being myself. While I have come up with many options, none of them