Welcome to the Inner Circle
This is where the veil lifts.
Here you’ll find personal reflections, behind-the-scenes chaos, and deep dives into the writing life—grief, growth, creativity, and all the messy magic in between. Some posts are heavy, some are silly, and some are just me figuring things out in real time.
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Say You’re Sorry: The Spell We Keep Skipping
The Forgotten Ritual There’s a ritual older than spellwork, more cleansing than smoke, and more transformative than any crystal grid or moonlit manifestation. It doesn’t require candles, herbs, or a perfectly timed moon phase. It’s called: “I’m sorry.” And somehow, it’s the one incantation people refuse to cast.… Read More
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💔 The Example He Sets
They say a father is a daughter’s first love. But really, he’s her first case study—her first example, her first unintentional teacher. Long before girls learn equations or phonics, they learn tone. They learn tension. They learn what affection looks like in practice, not theory. They learn how… Read More
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Music Monday: Analysis of The Autopsy Of Us
Some songs are written in the heat of the moment.This one was written after the body was already cold. Before we get into it, here’s how this post works. These lyrics are read without context—no backstory, no personal history, no explanation of who or what inspired them. Just… Read More
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Movie Monday: Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When Forgetting Looks Easier Than Feeling Some films ask you to think. Eternal Sunshine asks you to bleed a little.It opens with Joel—soft, anxious, chronically self-editing—choosing to erase Clementine after she erases him. Not because their love wasn’t real, but because the pain of remembering feels heavier than… Read More
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Why I Am Desensitized to School Shootings—and Why That’s Not Okay
I didn’t cry when I saw the headline. I didn’t pause long enough to let it sink in, and I didn’t feel that sharp intake of breath that used to come with this kind of news. I registered what happened, clocked the location, skimmed the details, and kept… Read More
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🏠 Why I’m Choosing to Homeschool (For Now)
A Reflection on Safety, Autonomy, and Mother’s Intuition I’m not homeschooling because I believe I’m some untapped academic prodigy who can outperform the entire public school system. I’m homeschooling because I refuse to gamble my daughters’ safety on the hope that everyone else in the building is paying… Read More