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The Season of Becoming: A Time For Quiet Rebirth
There is a moment, just before the world awakens, when everything feels suspended—when the air carries the scent of rain-soaked earth, when the trees whisper with the promise of new leaves, when the first blooms push through the soil as if testing their own courage. This is the season of becoming. A time when the…
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Springtime Sonata
Ah spring Your orchestra is ready, Violins and pianos Trumpets and cellos All become one when you arrive. From winter’s ashes You sprout up, Like a Phoenix rises You rose up to envelop all Your warmth is next to none The first love of Gaia herself. Lovers listen Listen to the melody, Spring is here…
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My Recent Vacation In North Carolina
Photo Credit: Our editor-in-chief Hanna’s boyfriend Ian Peters took this photo of her while they were visiting the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, North Carolina. One of the best parts about a relationship is having someone to go on vacations with. In April, my boyfriend Ian and I took a trip to North Carolina to visit…
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Hey, What Book Are You Reading?
Image Sourced Through Pinterest Reading might have once been seen as a solitary activity, and it’s true that us readers do appreciate being left undisturbed – always a little too comfortable in our solitude. But in this day and age, where our eyes are glued to screens 24/7 and talking in real life is a…
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Tears Of A Dying Man
When my eyes shut tight, And only silence my ears can hear, When darkness has engulfed my light, Sing me a song, but don’t shed any tears. When my body is active no more, Please, let me rest; For I’m gone for a reason, Only God knows the best. When you see me lying in…
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Allison Holker’s Memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, And Embracing The Light
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. Grief is not linear. In fact, the…
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Breaking Down Barriers: Advocating for Autism Acceptance
Autism is a complex neurological condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2020 in the United States, approximately 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet it remains shrouded in misunderstanding and stigma. This article aims to shed light…
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I See My Reflection
A very moment when I felt like an echo in an empty room, my voice bouncing back at me, but never truly heard. I wandered through the days feeling like I was too much and not enough all at once; too deep, too emotional, and too caught up in my thoughts. I felt like drowning…
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Sleep Deep
Sleep deep, my darling, sleep, Till silence is the only word you hear. Sleep deep, beloved sleep. Don’t awake till you reach over there. Sleep deep, my darling, sleep, Till your eyes no longer witness, This pitiless earth, And all its vileness. Sleep deep, my child, sleep; Marvel not at the flowers over your grave,…
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Be Still My Heart By Emily McIntire & Sav R Miller
WOW. I went into this book completely blind, and I could not be happier. One day, while walking the aisles of Barnes & Noble, I saw this book on a table and couldn’t resist picking it up. From the cover alone, it had me intrigued. Sav R. Miller and Emily McIntire are authors I have…
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Aging Is Inevitable, Might As Well Have Some Fun
For better or worse, my mom let me watch a lot of (edited!) Sex and the City when I was a teenager. Of course, it was the safe-for-network television version on E!, so I never saw anything spicy until I rewatched it in my 20s, but that’s not what has stuck with me throughout my…
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The Longest Night
The moon stretched out before Ellie, a desolate expanse of grey dust and jagged craters, lit by the faint, ghoulish glow of Earth in the sky. She sat in the cockpit of the Lunar Dawn rover, her breath fogging the inside of her helmet. It was heavy, just like her shoulders. The comms were silent,…
