I have grown to love fall so much! I have always, of course, been obsessed with Christmas and excited for it. I still am. But there is a magic to fall and pumpkins and maple leaves that I feel I missed out on growing up. So, I am now fully embracing it. I decorate my house for fall Sept 1st and change everything to Christmas Nov 1st. It gives me extra time to celebrate both of my favorite times of year, fall and Christmas. Yes, Christmas is a time of year “It’s the most wonde

A short story about not staying in abuse. The following flash fiction was based on a tragic news story I saw. It was my way of processing it. But I’ve lost people in my own life to abuse, people who kept going back to the abuser. After a while those people never had a choice to go anywhere because their life had been taken from them. So it was also a way of dealing with those loses. I have also experienced being in an abusive relationship and I know the strength it takes to l