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 CrossingWhen ease feels unfamiliar—but your body knows it’s safe. The dinner was simple. Just a thank-you, Rowan had said, for the contributors who lent their voices to the What… Continue reading Chapter Six: The Crossing
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 InvitationWhen truth calls gently, and you finally say yes. It started with a message. Short. Direct. Curious in a way that didn’t feel invasive, just awake. “Hey… Continue reading Chapter Five: The Invitation
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: “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe BridgesFor the ache of almost, the unraveling, and the clarity that comes when you finally stop trying to rewrite the ending. https://open.spotify.com/track/25Syi9wnfn6ZGAmiOBypPq?si=b3fb3080464f4d2b Mira's Story:… Continue reading Chapter Four: After the Almost
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 Ache of AlmostFor the almosts that hollow and hold. Proof that you're still willing to hope. The trip wasn’t meant to be anything profound. Just a birthday getaway for… Continue reading Chapter Three: The Ache of Almost
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 One You Don't See ComingSometimes people arrive quietly, without a grand entrance—just a feeling of calm. She wasn’t looking. Not really. There was no spell cast, no prayer whispered.… Continue reading Chapter Two: The One You Don’t See Coming
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
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 Kind of Wrong that Almost WorkedWhen longing wears the mask of love—and you finally walk yourself home. Some stories don't end in heartbreak. They end in a… Continue reading Chapter Zero: The Kind of Wrong that Almost Worked
"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
