The smooth, warm smell of a vanilla candle yanks me back through time. Those have been my favorite candles for as long as I can remember, because amidst the trauma of my upbringing, that smell was sweet and comforting. The pungent scent of a juniper shrub, it reminds me of the many apartments we livedContinue reading “Flashbacks”
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A sneak peek into my book: This is Life
Chapter 1 Too young to remember The smell of smoke, dust, and cat urine. The sound of loud drums that rattled my chest, and a rumbling pain in my belly. The music stopped, and I was told to go away, it was time for the adults to be alone. So I went outside, crawling aroundContinue reading “A sneak peek into my book: This is Life”
Ink & Embers 