by Aquinnah | Jul 7, 2023 | Human Nature, Writing
For the first time in my life, it feels like words are not enough. During seasons of change, heartache, loneliness, and even joy, I have found solace in language. In the stringing together of ideas. Words have enabled me to know my own mind and be comfortable with...
by Aquinnah | Feb 24, 2023 | Human Nature, Reading
I heard a beautiful allegory last week. It goes like this (the way I heard it). Long ago, the wind, resentful of the sun and his many loyal worshippers, challenged that fiery entity to a duel. “I am more powerful than you,” the wind claimed, “and I...
by Aquinnah | Dec 30, 2022 | Finding Home, Human Nature
New Year’s Eve, 2021. I was curled up on the couch with a journal and my favorite pen. Before me were 365 brand-new days of… something. I wasn’t sure yet. All I knew was that 2022 felt like my year. I’d learned so much and come so far, and now,...
by Aquinnah | Dec 17, 2022 | Human Nature
My mom passed away on Sunday evening. I’ve written those words down a dozen times now, and they still don’t feel… I don’t know. They feel real, but they don’t feel real. She’s still my first pinned contact. Still the first person I want to turn to and share a laugh. I...
by Aquinnah | Oct 14, 2022 | Human Nature
The tone of this blog has shifted since July. In all my musings, my ramblings, these writings from my heart—I have done nothing but strengthen the foundations of home. Not the kind with four walls and a roof, but the home I’ve raised within myself. The one that...
by Aquinnah | Aug 14, 2022 | Home, Human Nature
August 5th marked one month since I moved to Pennsylvania from Colorado. I have fallen into a new routine, one designed to heal my fatigued adrenals and bring my body back into alignment. One that invites play. My day ends at 8pm, when I crawl into bed and try to...
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