If you're looking for a quick easy read, this book isn't exactly it. It's certainly quick--almost like a thriller--but it's so emotional and amazing, it's not quite easy. Regardless, I'm very excited to bring to you my thoughts on Kim Triedman's novel, The Other Room. (Real quick, here's a link to my mini vlog! Link [...]
When I was younger, I used to go to the rec center and throw myself in the big pool for the tedious swim test. That initial dive was cathartic, I felt free, I felt like a mermaid, it was beautiful. This catharsis was second only to how I often spent the rest of the afternoon: [...]
I did it, guys. I actually read the first book in a series rather than starting in the middle! (Ooh, and here's a link to my vlog!) Now, despite what the title is on this post, I was not a blubbering mess while reading Courtney Peppernell's Pillow Thoughts, but I definitely was feeling all the feels... This [...]
I have one more poem in Spanish that I thought I'd share. Before, poetry was for me, but there's some cathartic element that I feel like can only be truly attained by sharing it. If we write to heal, then sharing what we write (in my mind) should be part of the process. I've joked [...]
I think most people, even if they don't always realize it, find writing cathartic. I don't post poetry often because I usually only write it when I'm the most emotional--positively or negatively. For the past few months, and it's been especially highlighted because of COVID and getting sick last month, my feelings have been all [...]
When I was first gifted Kahlil Gibran's The Eye of the Prophet, I really didn't know what to expect. Also, I'm (sorta) following through on my resolution to read more non-fiction... By the way, if you want to check out my vlog, you can click here. So, Gibran was born in 1883 Lebanon and originally wrote [...]
I can't mince words here. Naja Marie Aidt's poetic-memoir When Death Takes Something from You Give it Back: Carl's Book is heavy. In it, she explores grief and love relating to her then-25 year-old son's death in 2015.(For the accompanying vlog, click here!) Right off the bat, I'm going to say that if death is [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 