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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Photo Friday: The Lost-and-Found Curse
This was taken at a Sunflower Festival 2022 at KC Pumpkin Patch in Kansas City, Kansas. The air smelled like BBQ, the sunflowers were thriving, and I briefly believed I had been chosen by the photography gods when someone dropped a camera filter. I found it and celebrated.… Read More
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🕯️ Travel Thursday: New Orleans
Arrival & Mild Disasters We left early on December 8, 2021—water bottles in hand, bags barely zipped, and that quiet, practiced calm that comes from knowing the airport routine a little too well. It was our first time flying out of the Detroit airport since they’d rearranged everything,… Read More
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She Tried. Twice.🥀
A love letter to the women who stopped apologizing for choosing themselves. The Myth of Completion Somewhere between Disney movies and dating apps, we were brainwashed. Conditioned to believe that a woman’s story isn’t whole until a man enters the frame—until there’s a ring, a “Mrs.” before your… Read More
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You Don’t Truly Understand Until You’ve Lived It
When Strength Starts to Crumble I used to think my mom was just being overdramatic. In 2013, everything in her life changed. And I knew the details—the betrayal, the implosion, the long unraveling that followed. What I didn’t understand was why she fell apart so completely. This was… Read More
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🎄 Movie Monday: Review of Four Christmases
“You can’t spell ‘families’ without ‘lies.’” 🎁 The Art of the Exit Strategy Every Christmas, I watch Four Christmases. It’s one of those movies that gets funnier—and truer—the more you’ve lived it. The hopping from house to house, the polite smiles through exhaustion, the endless chorus of “you’re… Read More