It was easy for Paige to go from that first rush to finding reasons to stay at the office later and later. At first, she told herself it was ambition.The impulse to perform. To excel. To glow. Not in the ways most women did. As a beautiful woman, she’d grown up being noticed for her… Continue reading Paige: The Temptation
The office was mostly empty by the time Paige gathered her notes, the city glittering through the glass walls like a reminder of who was still out there, all the people living lives that weren’t measured in quarterly reports. She loosened the cuff of her blouse, just barely, when she heard a voice behind her.… Continue reading Paige: Before the Fall
Perhaps the worst lie we ever toldwas that America was the land of opportunity. That if you came,if you worked,if you did your best,it didn’t matter who you wereor where you came from.You could be anything. I wanted to believe that story.We all did.It was stitched into every anthem,every flag in our childhood classrooms,every promise… Continue reading The Land of Lies
The ugliness isn’t new.It just sat in corners,under wraps —racism simmering beneath the surface,homophobia,transphobia,xenophobia... people aching to other their neighbors,to write fear and discomfort into law. History we thought was behind usis hanging Black men from trees again.Women bleeding out in parking lots,denied carebecause compassion’s been made illegal. People online cheering for brutalityagainst their neighborsbecause… Continue reading The Ugliness Isn’t New: It’s Just Louder Now
I never thought we’d fall. But now I can’t help but see the small, seemingly harmless ways we’ve given up our freedommanipulated to do what’s right, practical, and safe. I remember 9/11. Listening to the news on the radio. Numb.Certain it had to be a misunderstanding.It couldn’t happen here. I was a college student, wandering… Continue reading Fear and Freedom
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: “Start Again” by Nick MulveyFor the brave beauty of saying yes before you’re ready—and becoming someone new in the process https://open.spotify.com/track/2ksgMG1hHFHV979phZ2lkd?si=0324841f1bb84257 Mira's Story: The Year of YesWhere… Continue reading Chapter Sixty-One: The Year of Yes
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: “You’re the One That I Want” (acoustic cover by Lo-Fang)For playful conspiracies, stolen glances, and the moment when everything silly turns suddenly sacred. https://open.spotify.com/track/2aDVymoLLpxVmITtdK0yiD?si=35d2523e39c342e9 Mira's… Continue reading Chapter Sixty: The Conspiracy
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: Paige, AgainWhere recognition replaces resentment, and peace arrives without fanfare.Mira didn’t expect to see her. She was standing in the backyard, learning the small art of hanging towels… Continue reading Chapter Fifty-Eight: Paige, Again
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: “Don't Let the Kids Win” by Julia JacklinFor the quiet courage of choosing love again—soft, slow, and fully. https://open.spotify.com/track/4151OAzXvxQ57Do2ECeseI?si=91b4b5546d824cd5 Mira's Story: The MergeWhere the Move Really Begins… Continue reading Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Merge
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
