We’ve reached the final day of dreaming, a moment to reflect on the wishes you’ve released and the one you’ve chosen to keep. By now, you should have burned your 12th wish, sending it into the universe with faith and gratitude, trusting it is already yours. What remains is the thirteenth wish. This one stays… Continue reading Day 12/12
Day eleven of the 12 Days of Dreaming. As we approach the end of this cycle of intentional dreaming, wish-making, and quiet devotion, I’m noticing a particular kind of tiredness. Not burnout. Not depletion. More like the feeling after a long hike or a creative stretch that asked something real of me. There’s hope here. And… Continue reading Day 11/12
The car was silent. The only sound was the tick-tick-tick of the engine cooling in the school parking lot. It’s just armor, and it looks heavy. Paige’s words weren't an echo. They were truth. Halley didn't drive home. Not right away. She drove to Mira's. It was an instinct. A pull, a "force" that had… Continue reading Halley: The Re-Direction
The "force" doesn't get to be sad. Not in public. The "force" gets to be angry, funny, or "unbothered." So Halley chose "unbothered." She was in the raw, hollowed-out aftermath of Kai, but she performed "fine" with terrifying skill. She screened Mira's calls, letting them go to voicemail, only to text back hours later: Just… Continue reading Halley: The Mirror
There are seasons when life removes the illusion of control, when the scaffolding that holds your sense of safety simply disappears. You think you’re doing well, managing everything, staying grounded… until something shifts beneath you and your nervous system tells the truth your mind won’t say out loud. Recently my foundation disappeared. My home, the… Continue reading When the Ground Gives Way
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 Quiet RebuildWhen healing speaks softly and love is built brick by brick They were still tender. After the fight, after the tears, after the quiet apology curled… Continue reading Chapter Forty-Four: The Quiet Rebuild
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: “Better Man” by Leon BridgesFor the slow, soulful unraveling of a man learning he’s allowed to be held. https://open.spotify.com/track/7tOYSMYowhxJ0uK3WMoL5n?si=37f2506add33439b Mira's Story: The Break in the CalmAnd sometimes, when one… Continue reading Chapter Thirty-Four: The Break in the Calm
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 SpiralThe weekend was supposed to be a retreat. Instead, it turned into a reckoning. A small rental by the coast, nothing extravagant just a quiet, sun-drenched cabin… Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Spiral
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: "Bloom" by the Paper KitesFor the slow, sacred unfolding of something real and unexpected. https://open.spotify.com/track/1HMQmOWrkieKYWlFsjUP3D?si=e42ebe215e74468e Mira's Story: Stepping Into the LightWhere stillness feels like a spark Mira… Continue reading Chapter Thirteen: Stepping Into the Light
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 Whisper Before the SilenceThe soft unraveling before everything changes, when you feel it before you know it. Cole came in quiet. Not the kind of quiet that… Continue reading Chapter One: The Whisper Before the Silence
