Category: Roots & Remnants
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A Family Legacy in Film The year was 2000. My mom had just lost her job at The Rapids Theatre in Eaton Rapids—after the owners drained the business account and skipped town. Curtain closed, end scene. But fate rolled the reel forward and cast her in a new role. About twenty minutes up M-50 sat…
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Act I: Finding the Stage In middle school, drama club was where I got my first taste of the spotlight — and I devoured it. I started as Charlene Bumiller in A Tuna Christmas — sassy, starstruck, and full of teen angst. Then came my role as the Gatekeeper in The Wizard of Oz —…
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⚠️ Trigger Warning: Miscarriage, Grief, and Emotional TraumaThis post discusses pregnancy loss, grief, and postpartum depression. If you’re in a tender place, please read with care or come back another time. Your wellbeing matters most. You are not alone. 🖤 The Shadow I Grew Up With At sixteen, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome…
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Flash Of Memory Cherry pits on the dashboard. Bug spray in my hair. Fireworks stitched across the sky like burning sigils. That’s Traverse City in July—the place where the lake kisses the horizon and makes you believe in magic. Where tradition hums louder than the grand finale, long after the sparks fade. 🎆 I’ve been…
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Evanescence: The Band That Raised My Inner Emo 🌒 The Beginning: When the EvTrain Rolled Into My Universe My initiation into Evanescence wasn’t graceful or sacred—just my neighbor shoving “Bring Me to Life” at me like it was contraband. (Jamie still swears she was the one who did it, and honestly? They can arm-wrestle about…