The Journey

There's no sugarcoating this one. PMDD (pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder) is not an easy subject, and often, it's not one people like to hear about. It's dark and heavy and hard to process out loud, especially for people who have never experienced it. Luckily, this one is not for them. I’ve battled depression and anxiety on and off for most of my life. In hindsight, much of it was tied to PMDD and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with those darker cycles. Even among th

Shadow Confessions: Raw Version is the most raw and unfiltered poetry I've ever created, and I'm incredibly proud of how it turned out.

I am not a designer. It's not one of the titles I claim in my logo. I can sometimes be artistic and creative with images. I can take a dang good photo (though not a professional one), but I am NOT a designer. And yet, I decided to design my own poetry book cover for my debut collection, Shadow Confessions: Raw Version. Why? Because I have zero budget to have it professionally done right now. It's been… fun? Kind of. To be honest, it feels like a little too much pressure, but

A poet's voice is sacred. We take great pride in how we uniquely see the world and in how we choose to illustrate these views through patterns of words and verses. However, have you ever felt your voice sounded a little similar to another poet? So similar, in fact, that you start to question whether your work is unique at all. No worries. I know I have, and I think every poet has felt the same on their poet's journey–it's not a lost cause. In my debut poetry collection, Shado

I'm trying something new. So far, it's working, and working well. I've made the self-publishing process for my book far too comfortable. I poo-poo personal deadlines like they are nothing and replace them with other things for other people in an instant. If a client asks me to do something, I'm there. If I ask myself to do something, I ignore, push away, pretend I'm non-existent. Why do I do this? Well, to start, it's easier. It's easier not to do the hard thing. But also, t

Resting in the winter is foreign to me. Yet here I go, trying something new in 2025. So far, I love it.

Are you a mom who writes? Do you find it hard to do anything productive with your personal projects in the summer? Is it safe to say that...

Funny, I'm not an AI fan as a creative. I feel like it's popping up everywhere, and I can't do anything online without getting an AI...