Welcome to the Island

I have been isolating as much as physically possible since March 23rd, 2020. As everyone knows, we are kind of in the middle of a…

Food: Friend or Foe?

Warning: This post touches upon eating disorders and food-related health problems. If this is a problem for you, please keep your mental health in mind…

The Secular Pagan

Disclaimer: This essay is purely a work of introspection, observation, and personal opinion. Nothing stated within it should be taken as fact, but as one…

Reconciling Joy & Productivity

I sleep in late, another day Oh what a wonder Oh what a waste It’s a Monday, it’s so mundane What exciting things Will happen…

Reflection on a Rainy Afternoon

In the first few months of 2019, had intended to post a nice “Year in Review,” chronicling how I spent 2018 and what it brought…

Summer’s End

As August comes to an end and the darker days and colder nights of autumn set in over New England, I find myself falling into…

Hills and Valleys

It’s been thirty years since there had been any sign of life in Resonant Echo Valley. Out of a smoky, hidden grove, a young woman…

Writing for No One to Read

I am a writer. I write because I like to write. I don’t like writing what I don’t want to write. I don’t write for…

To be an Autumn Leaf

I’ve been writing poetry as long as I can remember. “To be an autumn leaf…” 2011 (Age 13) Sprinkling through the sky, dancing through the…