Between Bruises & Blooms
A poetry archive for the things that bruise us, the things that bloom anyway, and everything we become in between.
Welcome to the library. Here you’ll find poetry and reflections rooted in motherhood, grief, love, survival, healing, darkness, nature, and the ordinary moments that refuse to stay ordinary.
Latest Writing
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Surviving
Grief is complex and personal, intertwining joy and pain; survival alone signifies resilience amidst profound loss and enduring memories.
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The Day the Ocean Stopped
A summer trip in Vancouver turns frightening when an almost-two-year-old’s warmth becomes the first sign that something is terribly wrong.
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I’m Working
The work may not come with a paycheck, but every poem and page is building something real one sentence at a time.
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Between the Chores
Some days the poems wait while bottles, laundry, little hands, and ordinary motherhood take the whole page.
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The Noon Light
By noon, ordinary chaos has returned—cold coffee, dishes, children, and the small holiness of a lived-in home.
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Here’s to the Rest of Our Lives
Two friends learn grief together and keep choosing each other through hospital rooms, cemeteries, laughter, and the years still ahead.
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The First Chapter
A five-year-old smile and a sleeping newborn become the first page of a family story no one knew would move so quickly.
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The Boy with Pockets Full of Magic
Theo fills his pockets with feathers, rocks, leaves, and stories, collecting little miracles where grown-ups usually collect worries.
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The World According to Big Brother
An older brother turns himself into a one-boy circus just to make his little sister laugh and watch her memorize his happiness.
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Emmy Bunny
Emmy Bunny grows from curious little adventurer into a boy whose gentle heart and imagination keep changing shape without losing their magic.
Stay in the Garden
New poems, new rooms, and whatever blooms next—delivered without making you hunt through the archive for it.
