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Chapter 1 She put her kids down after a weekend of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, a Saturday full of Christmas decorating, and Church that morning. So, as her body hugged the couch and her muscles melted into the cushions, her phone found her face. As though it were a sport, her thumb ran a marathon. Scrolling from one website to another as the lights on the Christmas tree bathed her in the holiday spirit. Her brain felt overwhelmed as the sales yelled at her, flashing in multip

Chapter 1 She passed a girl walking back to an office as she walked out of her therapist's office. They traded smiles, although she looked rushed and eager not to be late. Nothing like feeling anxious before stepping into therapy… She wished her well. Then she continued to the front desk, paid, made her next appointment, then said goodbye and exited the building. This was one of those sessions that took all the energy; wilting her like a flower under the heat of the day. Her

Chapter 1  Her hands met the counter with force, as if to wake it up from the nap it didn’t know it was taking.   Her head dropped while...

Chapter 1  Golden beams walked alongside her while the early morning bustle rushed by. She drew her arms closer to her sides to prevent...

Chapter 1 Damp air clung to the curtains as they tangled into a dance in the living room. The windows were only cracked open enough so...

Chapter 1 The drive home was coated in clouds, and the wind whistled where her car pranced down the road, accustomed to the path it...

Chapter 1 The sound of echoing heels reverberated off the marble floor in the lobby of her office where she sat. Bustling people...

Chapter 1  A mirror stared into the void of the empty lobby of an office building. Faint noises from surrounding spaces broke the silence...

Chapter 1 The night was colder than most. The wind brushed her hair off her shoulders, causing it to drape down her back as a shiver...

Chapter 1  She sat in her friend's living room as he discussed his issues that afternoon with her and their other friend. She interjected...

Chapter 1  Mirrors…they have this way about them. The way they can seduce you into thinking one thought only for you to look into another...

Chapter 1 “I had a plan.” She lay on her bed staring at the ceiling. “And this most certainly was not it.” She flung her comforter off...

A conversation with my younger self

Chapter 1   The holidays had passed, the decorations had been taken down, and the sun peeked through the gray winter skies. She sat...

A holiday post giving new ideas for the Christmas season!

Chapter 1 She tucked herself into bed with a shiver sprinting down her spine. The air in her room felt a shade warmer than the frosty air...

Chapter 1 Her office took on a calm expression. She walked around her desk; sitting behind her desk, letting the quiet room engulf her....

Chapter 1  After she walked out of her co-workers office, she went and slumped into her chair at her own desk. She took a heavy sigh then...

Chapter 1  The wind was picking up outside his car as he sat there with the engine running. He was sitting outside his sister's house....

Chapter 1  She sat at her desk slumped, chin balanced on the palm of her hand. Her other hand tapped a mindless rhythm while her thoughts...