childhood
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One grin from Theo can change the whole room, reminding everyone nearby that children carry light without even knowing it.
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Izzy Bear may be soft, but socks, wrong-cut toast, empty snacks, and closed baby gates can still awaken the mighty forest creature.
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Most days she is Gabby Goose; sometimes Goosifer appears with a grin, a terrible idea, and absolutely no intention of listening.
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Izzy Bear tumbles into each morning soft, brave, curious, and already collecting tiny treasures from the world around her.
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Gabby Goose waddles through life collecting adventures and pieces of her mother’s heart before finally curling into stillness for the night.
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Every time Gabby says “sister,” Beaner looks back with a smile, proving love can answer perfectly without translation.
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Across a screen, two sisters find one another in smiles, recognition, and a kind of love that never needed many words.
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Goosifer folds her wings, Izzy Bear finds her den, and at last the whole little forest of a household becomes quiet.
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The household’s tiny chaos agent finally sleeps, transforming from Goosifer into a soft little snore wrapped around her mother.
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One twin finally closes her eyes just as the other wakes, passing the night shift between them like a perfectly coordinated little conspiracy.
Between Bruises & Blooms 