Resilience
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Justice may still be face down in the deck, but hope needs somewhere to rest while court dates keep living in the body.
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Sick or not, motherhood still wakes with bottles, dishes, dogs, medicine, and the quiet strength of doing the next thing.
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Grief is complex and personal, intertwining joy and pain; survival alone signifies resilience amidst profound loss and enduring memories.
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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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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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By noon, ordinary chaos has returned—cold coffee, dishes, children, and the small holiness of a lived-in home.
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Two friends learn grief together and keep choosing each other through hospital rooms, cemeteries, laughter, and the years still ahead.
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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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Three weeks, three apologies, three promises—and the growing realization that sorry means less every time nothing changes.
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After men who confused control, desire, and love, one familiar person stands apart in the softness of ordinary things he chooses to share.
Between Bruises & Blooms 