Choosing Peace – The Clever Confidante

This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) Mira's Story: Halley and the In-BetweenWhen love doesn’t mean overextending. When care doesn’t mean carrying. Mira knew what the silence meant.It had weight to it, like the air before a… Continue reading Chapter Fifty-Six: Halley and the In-Between

Confessions of a Late Bloomer

Calm Isn’t Boring, It’s Safe

May 1, 2025May 2, 2025 The Clever Confidante

Confessions of a Late Bloomer Part 11 For a long time, I thought love was supposed to feel like butterflies, that quickening, that rush, that tingle in your gut that made it hard to breathe. I thought adrenaline meant attraction.I thought chaos was chemistry.I thought if it wasn’t all-consuming, messy, magnetic, heart-racing… it wasn’t real.… Continue reading Calm Isn’t Boring, It’s Safe