I never expected to be diagnosed with cancer at 32 years old. But there I was in my brand new half marathon t-shirt at my dermatologist appointment thinking I was just doing my due diligence. My husband mentioned I should have a mole checked, and I kept putting it off, but both my brother’s dog, […]
When I was a young girl I suspect I was a handful. Not because of misbehavior, or any sort of rotten attitude. But I’ve always had a wild and adventurous heart. I’m not sure where that came from, but it’s always been there, festering inside of me. I think it started with the jumping. Before
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My childhood was spent in Florida, so I can remember hurricane warnings. I remember my parents boarding up the windows and stocking up on supplies. But we moved to western North Carolina when I was twelve. A place I always understood to be safe from hurricanes. I can tell you that none of us were
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Lifeless. Breathless. That wonderful woman. The one who helped make my childhood. That’s her in the coffin. I saw her, but she wasn’t there.I touched her, but it wasn’t her. And we all cried And cried And cried some more. Then we put her in the dark.A dark hole.And the light that I had always
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There was no storm in the forecast, yet it sprung upon them in the evening. Not a weather event, but still an atmospheric pressure of sorts. The pouring came heavy. Captain Morgan drowned his discontent, his melancholy; And as a result of watering his hurt, a thunderous voice erupted on a school night. The young