“You look beautiful," Alodia says.  I startle at the compliment. Then I smile. "I’m beautiful to the one person who matters." She nods. "Hector’s mouth is going to drop open when he sees you.” “I hope so. But I meant me. I’m beautiful to me.”  ― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom     I stood looking at... Continue Reading →

It is one of those moments yet again. I am having 2:00 am thoughts. It is so quiet all around me right now that my thoughts are damn loud. These are the moments that people are most honest, or so I hear. That does not matter to me because all the people in my contact... Continue Reading →