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“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me. Call me this and call me that but call yourself a dirty rat.” As a little girl, I engaged in my share of [...]

I rely on others for comfort in times of need. In turn, I try to offer supportive words when I can. However, sometimes I fall short. But my priority is to show up. Ocean Whisper: When I [...]

Just like the tides, there is an ebb and flow to life. Summer provides more daylight and less darkness. But that does not mean there are not moments in the shadows.  Ocean Whisper: When my life [...]

There is a reason why my footprints dwell behind me on my morning walks. They tag where I have tread. Ahead of me, the damp sand is vast and untouched. The coastline represents the potential of [...]

I picked up the surviving sliver and asked, “Where are the other pieces?” I was once broken too. Loss separated me from the life I had with another. I turned inward. There, a little [...]

Why is she alone on the water’s edge? Does she sit there with purpose? Is she at peace with her solitude? Eventually, she asked me to pick her up and take her home. We belonged together. [...]

Tight shell on her back, she crawled out of the water. Although the lack of ability to grow in a linear fashion limited her, she knew what to do. It was time to shed her hard exoskeleton on the [...]

Parasites attached themselves to her exposed exterior. In turn, she became the reluctant host. She struggled to shake them loose. But they had already latched on and began sapping her strength. [...]

Low tide exposed the shell. The surrounding calm, shallow water drew me in and I focused on its delicate beauty. Instinctively, mounds of wet sand protected her fragile exterior. The granular [...]

She was known as the Queen of the Sea. Years of salty waves pitted and scuffed her once smooth ebony shell. All of her inhabitants moved out.  Her spiral interior is empty. I pushed away the sand [...]