What principles define how you live? If I had to name the principles by which I live, they wouldn’t be chiseled into marble or gilded in certainty—they’d be written in sand, rewritten by every tide that’s touched my life. I’ve come to believe, as Seamus Heaney once wrote, that “hope…
Leave a CommentI reflect on the transformative nature of love, embracing vulnerability, and the beauty of connection. If only I weren’t afraid to fail at falling in love.
Leave a CommentWhat details of your life could you pay more attention to? The honest answer is today. Not some distant past, not a moment buried years ago, but this one—the air I’m breathing, the sky above me, the sound of the sea or the chatter of voices nearby. Too often, I…
1 CommentIn what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? For most of my adult life, I worked with words, thoughts, and people. I sat in an office chair, listening, guiding, and carrying others through their storms. It was good work, meaningful work, and I loved the crisis teams I…
Leave a CommentThe author values resilience, emphasizing transformation through loss and empathy, using storytelling as a means to connect and share human experiences.
Leave a CommentThe author reflects on their heritage from Louisiana and Appalachia, emphasizing the significance of food, storytelling, and community in shaping identity and inspiring their writing.
Leave a CommentBeing the best version of yourself is sometimes being just good enough. Whether in my profession, love, or writing, that’s all I can be
Leave a CommentWhat would your life be like without music? I often wonder what my life would look like stripped of Irish music, and the thought feels like imagining a world without breath. The ballads and rebel songs are not just melodies to me—they are memory, defiance, and belonging stitched into sound.…
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