Between Bruises & Blooms

A poetry library for the things that bruise us, the things that bloom anyway, and everything we become in between.

Birth Stories

Pregnancy, labor, delivery, first breaths, and the stories of how a child entered the world and changed everything around them.

  • The First Time We Met

    Two babies arrive thirty-three minutes apart after sharing one placenta, one rhythm, and one quiet world before meeting in the light.

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  • The Morning We Came Home

    After months of fearing empty car seats and hospital goodbyes, she brings both daughters home together and finally lets herself believe it.

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