• Three Years

    I started writing in a journal when I was 13 years old and in the 8th grade. At first, each journal entry was only two pages each. As I advanced through my teenage years, entries became longer and longer and much more frequent. Teen angst had me filling up an entire journal in only a…

  • Unfinished

    Last year, a friend posted the link to a writing contest on Facebook. It was for a literary journal and they were looking for non-fiction essays. With dreams of winning the top prize, I knocked out the story of my mental health journey and entered the contest. I did that all in a matter of…

  • Dreaming of Grandpa

    There was a time in my life when my choice of reading material focused on the paranormal. Many books about hauntings and dream decoding graced the shelves of my bookcase. The medicine I take on a nightly basis has always put me into a deep sleep and every night I have lengthy, vivid dreams that I…