From The Heart

How to Keep Reading During a Season of Stress: A Guide for Resuming an Old Habit

Has it been a long time since you've read an entire book?Maybe it was the pandemic that kept you from reading, or maybe it was just life in general. You're feeling better now and have some free time on your hands, but when you open your next book—nothing happens. You...

Welcome to My Vision

Greetings to you reader! First off, thank you so much for stopping by and visiting my site. I'm so excited to be on this new journey as a fledgling author again!  After a longish hiatus from the online world, and a long trial period into professionally editing and...

Spring is Coming

The second quarter of 2021 has begun and with it, so has my birthday month!I spent the first three months of this year stepping away from much of the digital world to immerse myself in some much-needed quiet time. While my freelance work kept me occupied, the time...

Touched by Christmas Spirit

I was a little late to join in on the Christmas cheer this year.With images of beautifully decorated houses and overdone Christmas song covers flooding my Whatsapp, I felt like I had received enough of the holiday spirit through the virtual medium of the Internet....

Spring is Coming

The second quarter of 2021 has begun and with it, so has my birthday month!I spent the first three months of this year...

• b r e a t h e •

Dear Beatrice, You’re doing the thing again: writing a letter to yourself. You’ve been doing that a lot this past year: reflecting, asking yourself these big scary questions and finally having some much needed introspection time. But this letter is doubly special, you...

i am Home.

. Hiraeth .a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your pastOn a rare star-studded night, I entertained a conversation with a companion that weaved its way...

2k18: An Atypical New Year’s

I woke up this morning to a buzzing somewhere near my ear. It went on for a couple seconds then paused before returning with a persistence that forced me to crack an eye open only to wince immediately. My phone screen lit up the darkness of the room and the top corner...

Winds of Change

On my twentieth birthday, I had a realization.Reflecting on the past two decades of my life, I’ve accomplished a lot I should be proud of. I survived a school life spread apart five different countries, received academic awards and merit for all my hard work, aced my...

You Are A Celebration.

Growing up, my mom used to ask me this one question all the time.“What do you want to be in the future, darling?” “A singer! An actress!” I’d exclaim, as a child. She would ask me the same question a couple days later, when I came back home with muddy shoes and dirty...

The Truth in Social Media

Social media has evolved into an all-pervasive part of the 21st century, imposing a powerful impact on the current generation and the ones to come.2001 marked the start of the ‘Golden Era’, with the rise of prominent social networks such as Facebook and Twitter...

Weigh My Heart.

Kiss your own fingertipsand hug your own curves.You are made of waves and honeyand spicy peppers when it is necessary.You are a goddess,I hope you haven’t forgotten.I am a mute receiver of fat jokes. People sometimes look at the top of my head and crack a laugh that...

Frostbite for the Soul

“It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches.” – Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

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