You don't look at me You used to Though it was never to see beauty Was beauty there? In your eye, I wonder Cracks and specks Errant things All disected and discerned, under your eye All the little things, The desperate things The shame-filled things Left to wonder How desperate I was To have your [...]
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Lights Out on Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve and the power is out. I decided to spend a little time writing, but before I finished the piece I was working on on my laptop, the battery supplying power to the modem went out. No more wifi. I'm in the dark, in a rapidly cooling house. And there's no wifi. Far [...]
For The Quiet – Bell Let’s Talk Day
Bell Let's Talk Day is today, January 28th, and I wanted to write a post to discuss a mental health issue close to me. This is from my Instagram post today... For The Quiet is quite a departure from the type of books I write, but it was something I needed to do. After struggling [...]