May 30, 2024
I awaken in the night, the house shudders. I roll over. The window flashes as lightening illuminates the pelting rain and writhing trees. We’d heard it […]
April 9, 2024
My thumb hovers over the colorful gradient of the Instagram app. I restrained myself from clicking on it for an hour, because I told myself that […]
March 9, 2024
I stare at a blank page, pen in hand and think to myself, “is it really worth it?” I think of all the things I could […]
February 2, 2024
I sit down to write, pausing to listen for a moment. I flip open my laptop. Listen again. The kids are playing trains together in the […]
January 6, 2024
I’m standing in the shower, where most ideas are received with unsuspecting hands. A gift, unsought, but heeded. I think parents can understand this because it’s […]
May 4, 2023
It was unassuming enough, that Monday when the laundry was piled high and the kids were being loud. Mondays are just loud. They don’t ease in, […]
March 4, 2023
*Note: This piece was previously published by Joyful Life Magazine in the Fall 2022 “Adventure” issue. “You’ll turn out ordinary if you’re not careful.”— Ann Brashares […]
February 4, 2023
Royal Palace, Phnom Phen, Cambodia I’ll never forget walking into my first temple. We were asked to dress modestly and leave our shoes at the door […]
January 1, 2023
Cambodia April 14th 2013 I held on, gripping the waist of the interpreter in front of me. The path snaked out in front of us, as […]