“Nothing ruffles you, Hope.” One of the directors at my former job had stopped to offer some encouragement, not knowing…
Unashamed
"Shame is a prison as cruel as the grave/shame is a robber, and he's come to take my name." -"Ain't…
Layers
The mystery of layers: it has haunted in that awkward place between thought and words since I became older than…
Incoherence
This space has been silent since October. Part of it was the thyroid problem that sneakily sucked my energy during…
They Call it Culture Shock
It comes most noticeably at first in the assault of your senses: in the din of new sounds flooding your…
Hope Unyielding 