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Feel-Good Fiction: The Unexpected Power of a Good Story
There’s something irresistible about fiction that feels like a friend. Whether you’re curled up with a romantic thriller, a beachy escape, or a heartstring-tugging drama, the right story has a way of settling your spirit and stirring your soul. But what if I told you reading fiction is doing even more than relaxing you after…
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The Magic of Sprayed Edges: When Books Become Art
There’s a quiet kind of thrill that happens when you unwrap a new book. That satisfying weight in your hand, the whisper of turning pages, the scent of possibility. But every so often, a book offers a little extra—a detail that makes you pause before diving in. Sprayed edges. They’re the literary equivalent of icing…
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Sunday Chapters – Life Between the Lines: The Art of Returning.
“Creativity isn’t constant—it’s cyclical. And returning is an art of its own.” Welcome back to Sunday Chapters, my weekly essay series from the in-between spaces—the quiet corners of life where meaning hides between to-do lists, tea refills, and half-finished dreams. This series, Life Between the Lines, is my way of sharing reflections on writing, creativity,…
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Book Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
There are books that grab you by the collar and pull you in—books that don’t ask for your attention but demand it. Onyx Storm, the third installment in Rebecca Yarros’ blazing Empyrean series, is one of those books. From the very first page, it whisks you into a world both haunting and beautiful, where dragons…
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Book Review: The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins
The Mindset Shift That Sets You Free Let Them… Two words. That’s it. That’s the whole theory. And yet, Let Them by Mel Robbins is one of the most powerful, transformative books I’ve read in a long time. It gave me permission I didn’t even know I was waiting for—permission to stop managing, fixing, overanalyzing,…
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Sunday Chapters – Life Between the Lines: Becoming the Story
“You don’t just write the story. You are the story.” In my last essay, The Light That Finds Us, I wrote about how we spend so much time searching for clarity, not realizing that the light we’re looking for often finds us when we stop trying so hard to chase it—and simply stand still long enough…
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Book Review: The Collected Regrets of Clover By Mikki Brammer
Mikki Brammer’s debut novel, The Collected Regrets of Clover, is an emotionally profound and thought-provoking journey that lingers long after you turn the final page. As someone who’s always been captivated by stories that explore the human experience, I found myself deeply moved by Clover’s journey as a death doula—a role that forces her to…
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Sunday Chapters: Life Between the Lines – The Light That Finds Us
There’s a rhythm I’ve come to trust—one that lives not on the clock or in the calendar, but deep within the quiet spaces of our lives. This rhythm doesn’t shout. It doesn’t rush. But it moves, nonetheless, carrying us from moment to moment, chapter to chapter, season to season. When I began this essay series…
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Sunday Chapters – Life Between the Lines: Roots Before Blooms
“Just because it’s not visible yet doesn’t mean it’s not growing.” Last week in The Winds of Change, I wrote about transformation—the quiet nudges and bold gusts that move us to take action, to let go, to begin again. Change has a rhythm like that. Sometimes it’s loud and insistent, demanding movement. But not all growth…
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World Poetry Day: A Celebration of Words, Rhythm, and the Seasons
There’s something about poetry that pulls us in, wrapping around our hearts like an old song we never quite forget. It’s words stripped down to their essence, arranged with rhythm and meaning, carrying more power in a handful of lines than whole novels sometimes do. Poetry is ancient, timeless, and universal—it speaks to us in…
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