Over the past few days, we received a light dusting of snow. There's just something about the quiet and the stillness. The hush that has fallen over the land - echoing the silence of the streets. It's achingly and hauntingly beautiful - all in one...
𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴'𝚂 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴 𝙳𝚄𝚂𝙺 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚂𝚄𝙽 𝙿𝙻𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙷𝙸𝙳𝙴-𝙰𝙽𝙳-𝚂𝙴𝙴𝙺 & 𝙿𝙴𝙴𝙺𝙰𝙱𝙾𝙾...
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬, 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 - 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 - 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 -...
“Not every flower belongs in every garden.” I read, 'Ninth House,' by Leigh Bardugo in the course of 24-hours. It was literally so good that I was unable to put it down. Standing alongside Erin Morgenstern, Leigh Bardugo is quickly becoming my new favorite author. I...
“It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.” I fell into this series after watching Season One of 'A Discovery of Witches' on AMC. While the television series captured my attention, I am a huge...
“The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open...
"Once, very long ago, Time fell in love with Fate." I received the book, 'The Starless Sea,' as a gift. This was my first introduction to Erin Moregenstern's writings. I read, ‘The Starless Sea,’ in an all-night binge. I literally could not put this book down....
As of late, I have primarily been focusing on writing for Medium and other online publications. I've also been spending a lot more time in the land of Instagram versus Facebook-landia. Which is to say, that I have been neglecting Woods and Wander for quite...
"If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour." - Victoria Erickson I feel myself turning inward as autumn arrives and displays her majestic hues - the reds, the greens, yellows, and earth tones. Even the light has changed -...
Moments of Ponder & Clarity - "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” - Michelangelo Every person is like that block of stone, there's greatness inside, but it has to be carved out. - This past week I...