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Are You My Friend, Foe, Or Fan?
Image Credit: Unsplash- Antonin Duallia We are still in summer. The season of sunshine, good vibes, and growth. Over the past few months, we’ve talked a lot about bettering our relationships with ourselves, nurturing romantic connections, and leveling up in life. But there’s one area we haven’t touched yet, and it’s a big one: friendships. Let’s…
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Two Steps Forward And One Step Back
Image Credit: Pexels- Noelle Otto Healing is two steps forward and one step back. Healing is not linear. Healing is not feeling fine all the time. Healing is not forgetting what happened. Healing is acknowledging. To be able to see things for what they are. To know that it will hurt from time to time.…
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A Cat Named Galileo
Image Credit: Pixabay This story is dedicated to my father, Brandon Perry, because the cat stories I write are his favorites. Every morning, I sit on the beach and smell salty ocean air through my tiny pink nose. I can feel the sand between my four little paws, and some of it gets caught in…
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I Am Mountains
Image Credit: Pexels- Tim Gouw I have moved from mountains; therefore, I will move the mountains to me. They will be drawn upon my wall and remind me of home. Because I have moved from mountains, the mountains will move with me. The mountains are me. I am those mountains. I am the rising and…
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Corn Salad
Image Credit: Pinterest- All Cooks Corner As we squeeze every moment left in these warmer months, there may be a cookout or gathering to attend. The following recipe couldn’t be easier! Moreover, you’ll be the hit of the event with this simple crowd favorite. I first tasted this corn salad at an extended family cookout…
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Juniper Hill By: Devney Perry
Image Credit: Pexels: ROMAN ODINTSOV Image Credit: Pinterest “Juniper Hill” is where we left off with “Indigo Ridge.” However, in this story, we are greeted with a new character and love interests. Memphis Ward is a new mom who is experiencing the fifth worst day of her life. That’s right, she keeps track of her…
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Hot Roman Girl Summer- Recipes From The Past
Image Credit: Unsplash- Jason Briscoe I’ll be 100% honest with you – I’m getting bored with matcha and green Goddess salads. So I’ve decided to dig into History and find some recipes that do not include protein powder and are bound to make you stand out at a barbecue if you plan on bringing them.…
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Sun Awake
Image Credit: Pexels- Rudi Don’t sleep while the sun is awake Sleeping is for plants; they work all day We, the people, have mobility, yet still we limit our abilities. The unwilling has no place in the game. It is the honest man who works all day. This was written by our contributing writer, Kerah…
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The Girl Who Collected Time
Image Credit: Unsplash- Maksym Kaharlytskyi Nobody noticed the girl in the yellow raincoat until she began stealing time. Not in the usual way—she didn’t distract clocks or cut the wires in wristwatches. No. The girl, who called herself Juniper (because her real name was too sharp), had the quiet kind of magic that made the…
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Lucky Clovers
Image Credit: Unsplash- Lulu Lovering Her mother told her to count her lucky clovers. Bury knees-deep in overgrowth of the four leaves, little hearts cusped together by stems. Weeds to many. Wonders to a mere few. She told her to carry them with her, press them in worn-bound books. To return to later— turn them…
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Space
Image Credit: Unsplash- Hunter Newton Space Not really a place But we’re always in a race To get to this place That’s just empty But full of everything At the same time There is no time In space No time No place It’s everything and nothing all at once Like you You were everything and…
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Numbness
Image Source: Pexels- MART Production Sometimes I feel like I don’t feel anything at all And like nothing anyone could do or say would change that Like I’m completely numb I want to cry, but I can’t I want to laugh, but I can’t Like my face has been drawn on and can’t be erased…
