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: The Space Between UsWhen the world expands, but your center remains the same The apartment was still. It was one of those Sunday nights that carried a particular… Continue reading Chapter Forty-Six: The Two of Us
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.) 🎧 Listen while you read: “Green Eyes” by Arlo ParksFor soft hope, emerging self-trust, and choosing to stay open. https://open.spotify.com/track/36qo9oMO8yRrZMsDcd5x83?si=f4d59b9028874ed9 Mira's Story: Naming ItThe talk that changed everything They got home late, Mira still… Continue reading Chapter Forty: Naming It
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: Known and NoticedWhere love invites you to stay with yourself Mira woke before her alarm, sunlight stretching long and low across her bedroom wall. She didn’t reach for her phone… Continue reading Chapter Sixteen: Known and Noticed
"A steady, intuitive man who speaks less than most—but when he does, it matters." Who He Is Theo is the quiet one, until he isn’t. He is a therapist, a podcast co-host, and one of Rowan’s oldest friends. He has the kind of presence that makes people exhale. Calm, steady, perceptive. The kind of man… Continue reading Theo
“She doesn’t believe in sugarcoating anything—unless it’s the rim of a cocktail glass.” Who She Is Halley is Mira’s best friend. The blunt one. The loyal one. The one who will fight someone in the comments section and bring snacks to your breakup. She has a sharp tongue, a loud laugh, and a heart bigger… Continue reading Halley
“She’s not trying to be difficult. She just wants the truth—before someone else decides how to spin it.” Who She Is Ellie is Rowan’s daughter. Seventeen. Sharp, loyal, and a little impatient with people who say one thing and do another. She has a strong sense of right and wrong, especially when it comes to… Continue reading Ellie
“He doesn’t say much. But he’s always listening.” Who He Is Cal is Rowan’s youngest—quiet, thoughtful, deeply intuitive. He’s the kind of kid who hangs back during the chaos and catches the joke no one else heard. He doesn’t need to be the loudest voice in the room. He’s more interested in watching the room.… Continue reading Caleb (Cal)
“She doesn’t need things sugarcoated. She needs them real. That’s how her mother raised her.” Who She Is Pepper is Mira’s daughter, but she’s also her mirror.Blunt, brilliant, and emotionally attuned beyond her years, Pepper has always seen things clearly, even when it hurt. She’s the kind of kid who listens harder than she lets… Continue reading Pepper
“She did everything right—and still lost. Now she’s learning that control isn’t the same thing as love." Who She Is Paige is polished. Brilliant. The kind of woman who walks into a room and makes people straighten their posture. She’s sharp, driven, and not used to being second. She was raised in a cool, polished… Continue reading Paige
“He didn’t arrive with a grand gesture. He arrived like a question Mira didn’t know she’d been asking, and answered with silence, with steadiness, with presence.” Who He Is Rowan is a builder. Not just by trade, but by nature. He creates quiet spaces, designing and building floating homes, sustainable waterfront structures, and rooms where… Continue reading Rowan
