Nobody told you that the walls would cave in, that sand castles weren’t permanent, that the tiny flag at the top doesn’t denote power but...

Naivety is a strength in youth for if not for naivety goals would not be possible. Children dream of aspects they wish to achieve. Do not...

At first, we watched the delicate ash as it fell. We caught the flakes, unique as their snowy counterparts, and rubbed them between our...

We were driving through the forest late September, the aspen leaves turned lemon, rust, and scarlet, when we came upon a little country...

The wonder, the terror, the mixture of you The unleashed power you have yet to claim The seesaw of joy and sorrow you navigate Eerie...

You open your mouth, and some honeybees fly out. I’m anxious when they buzz, with their small, turbulent wings. My insanity stems from...

Call the witness to the stand; the jury wants to know how you hold peaches like a heartbeat, how it always tastes better when it’s been...

The stuffy sweet smell of vanilla, cinnamon, and fermenting milk greets us two blocks ahead of Dave’s Ice Cream Shoppe. I peel back the...

Wherever Abigail went, I followed. When I was four and toddling along the sunbaked patio of my family’s restaurant, Abigail blocked the...

Now I remembered this drive well. I remembered how being in the car up and over the mountains and down the windy road made me nauseous....

There’s a fire in my heart & it’s burning from the inside out. It’s like that Mary-Jane you ignite to forget the day— it chars your...

A safety net is not always safe, Falling back on someone is still a fall, A bruise can beat and batter you, Run you thin until you are...