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April 2016

April 22, 2016

Strength in Fragility and Cirque D’Etoiles (revised)

Strength in Fragility (A response to this poem I saw on Instagram: ) ...

April 12, 2016

The Ocean of My Mind (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 12)

Prompt: Serious or Silly The idea starts like a light Like the green light...

April 04, 2016

Go the Distance (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 4)

Last night I had a dream. I was travelling somewhere. The sky was clear. The...

April 03, 2016

Those Three Words (A Series of Haikus)

The first time I said those three words to somebody I was just sixteen...

April 02, 2016

Defying Expectations: A Poem In Honor of Autism Awareness Day

The diagnosis began with a test. I was called out of class and was asked...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

A Party at the Red Dragon Inn

It was a cold winter's day in the land of Wildepond. The wandering huntress,...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

The Benefits of Prayer and Mass Journals

I've been a journal writer ever since the first grade and throughout college and afterwards,...

July 09, 2015

Get A Catholic Bible Study and Study Journal For Absolutely Free!

A few months ago, I started contributing Bible study meditations to the Heart...

May 2015

May 10, 2015

Women of Christ Wednesday: Mariella Hunt

From her website: Mariella Hunt is 20 years old and lives in the Treasure Valley....

April 2015

April 11, 2015

His Mercy is Everlasting

My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship is up right now! An...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

The Wreck of the Day On Red Hotel Paper

A Found Poem of Lyrics from Taylor Swift, Michelle Branch, and Anna Nalick 2AM...

March 15, 2015

Two Poems, One Retreat.

These are two poems I wrote during my first time staffing Bayou Awakening. Think of...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

The Monster In Me: A Poem

As a child I wanted to explore everything Wanting to understand all I saw Following...

February 19, 2015

Things I Did Without You: A Poem

The chain of your lies Kept me in a dream Until I found a crack...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

The Story of Monica Summers: Secret Agent

(based on a true story) It was a cold November afternoon. I was out with...

January 13, 2015

My Voice: A Poem

My Voice: A Poem When I was a child, my voice sang songs of wanderlust...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

The Patterns of Affinity in the Autistic Mind

So my dad was channel surfing through the news stories and my ear catches a...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Simplicity Project Progress Report And Coming Attractions

Happy Chinese New Year! In honor of the end of the month and the start...

January 28, 2014

How to Portray Religion in Fiction Without Causing a Riot

It seems so easy to paint religion as evil in fiction. But in my honest...

January 15, 2014

My Journey to…What?

As you can see from the subtitle of my blog, I am a writer and...

January 11, 2014

Friday With a Friend!

Today, my friend Mariella Hunt. Catholic writer and editor, gives tips on how to better yourself...

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